CA Media India appoints Rishi Negi as VP - Investee Operations

He has more than 18 years of experience in strategy, business and operations at leading companies, having worked across a diverse range of industries including hospitality, restaurant and entertainment

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | June 11, 2013

Rishi Negi

CA Media, LP, the Asian investment arm of The Chernin Group, LLC (TCG), has announced the appointment of Rishi Negi as Executive Vice-President (EVP), Investee Operations. Negi will be leading operations of investee and incubated businesses with a focus on identifying and managing growth opportunities in media, entertainment and technology businesses throughout the country.

The investment arm of CA Media in India is headed by Vivek Raicha, and both Negi and Raicha report to Rajesh Kamat, CEO of CA Media India.

Negi possesses more than 18 years of experience in strategy, business and operations at leading companies in India, having worked across a diverse range of industries including hospitality, restaurant and entertainment. Most recently, he served as Business Head of Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) at Reliance Group where he successfully conceptualised, planned and launched the first QSR brand of Reliance Retail, 'Chicken Comes First' restaurants. Prior to that, Negi served as Chief Operating Officer of Fame Cinema's Multiplexes and Pizza Hut restaurants where he was instrumental in the planning, development and operations management with direct P&L responsibilities.

His earlier experience also includes a ten-year stint with the Taj Group of Hotels.

“We are happy to have Rishi on board to lead the operations end of our diversified portfolio of operating assets, which include Endemol, Only Much Louder, Graphic India and Fluence. Throughout his career, Rishi has earned distinction for out-of-the box thinking and driving organisations forward with world-class benchmarks, ideas and execution.While Rishi's key area of focus will be planning, development and operations management, we will also be leveraging his expertise in evaluating investment opportunities in the fast-growing consumer retail entertainment business,” said Rajesh Kamat.

“I am excited about my new role at CA Media India. In a short time they have already acquired significant stakes and have partnered in the success of theirinvestee and incubated businesses, in both the traditional and digital domains. I look forward to joining this team of extremely talented people and establishing new partnerships while growing and driving forward existing ones,” said Negi.

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