A leading provider of advanced television and advanced advertising services, announced today that it has hired a new General Manager for its Indian operations. Kishore Shirekar, formerly with NDS, recently joined OpenTV as its General Manager, India and Sales Director, Subcontinent and will lead OpenTV’s growing presence in India.
Shirekar is based in Mumbai. In addition to managing the relationship with OpenTV’s existing customers and growing its customer base in India, he is tasked with opening a local office that will include a support team aimed at providing local and regional support to OpenTV customers, which include Dish TV and WWIL of Essel Group, Big TV of Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group and Sun Direct TV platforms.
“As the leading provider of advanced television services in India, we are committed to this market and to our existing and future customers in this market,” said Ben Bennett, OpenTV’s Chief Executive Officer. “Establishing local representation will enable us to provide increased support to our customers, grow our customer base, and ensure successful digital television launches across India.”