Gourav Rakshit quits as COO of Viacom18 Digital

Gourav Rakshit, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Viacom18 Digital, has stepped down from his position after nearly five years with the company.

Rakshit joined Viacom18 in May 2019 and was heading Voot across advertising and subscription business lines, responsible for transforming a bootstrapped media streaming service into an engaging platform with leading unit economics.

“Gourav has played a  key role in shaping Viacom18's digital agenda over the last five years. He has now decided to move on to other pursuits outside the organisation . We wish him all the very best in his future endeavours,” a Viacom18 spokesperson said. 

His departure follows Voot’s, a video streaming app owned by Viacom18 Media, merger with JioCinema. This made a switch for Voot's users to the JioCinema platform necessary.

With a career spanning 25 years, Rakshit served as the Marketing Manager at Nestle from 1998 to 2000. Following that, he took on the role of Business Lead at Planetasia from 2000 to 2002.

From 2002 to 2007, he served as a Management Consultant at Infosys Consulting. Following that, he joined Shaadi.com and held various roles until 2019.

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