Raktim is a seasoned media professional with over two decades of rich experience in top leadership positions. Known for setting up new businesses and turning around incumbent businesses, his expertise runs through key functional areas ranging from Business Strategy, Content Planning to Brand management & Marketing, Ad Sales Management and Branded Content.
With a career featuring stints in organizations like Zee Media, Zee Entertainment, Network 18 Media, India Today Group and The Times of India, Raktim straddles various media formats from print to television to digital with equal ease. Currently, he works with India’s No.1 News Network – the TV9 Network as the Chief Growth Officer (Broadcast & Digital).
Raktim has proven expertise in identifying and nurturing winning teams to deliver aggressive business goals.
Raktim’s professional high point has been in developing, monetizing, and managing several Industry First initiatives across media platforms. He has to his credit many award-winning content campaigns. He is one of the pioneers in Indian media to have started the business practice of building media IPs and branded content initiatives during his tenure at the India Today Group, a revenue model which was soon adopted by other media brands across the industry.
Raktim has held P&L responsibility for leading media brands. He is credited with scripting and leading the turnaround success story of Zee Business during 2008-10. Later, during his second stint with ZEE, he is credited with making ZEE Innovation Studio the best in business during his tenure. Earlier in his career, he played a critical role in the emergence of Business Today as the Numero Uno Business magazine of India.
He has also launched and managed leading global media brands in India including the likes of Harvard Business Review South Asia, TIME Magazine, Scientific American India and Men’s Health.Raktim is a seasoned media professional with over two decades of rich experience in top leadership positions. Known for setting up new businesses and turning around incumbent businesses, his expertise runs through key functional areas ranging from Business Strategy, Content Planning to Brand management & Marketing, Ad Sales Management and Branded Content. With a career featuring stints in organizations like Zee Media, Zee Entertainment, Network 18 Media, India Today Group and The Times of India, Raktim straddles various media formats from print to television to digital with equal ease. Currently, he works with India’s No.1 News Network – the TV9 Network as the Chief Growth Officer (Broadcast & Digital). Raktim has proven expertise in identifying and nurturing winning teams to deliver aggressive business goals. Raktim’s professional high point has been in developing, monetizing, and managing several Industry First initiatives across media platforms. He has to his credit many award-winning content campaigns. He is one of the pioneers in Indian media to have started the business practice of building media IPs and branded content initiatives during his tenure at the India Today Group, a revenue model which was soon adopted by other media brands across the industry. Raktim has held P&L responsibility for leading media brands. He is credited with scripting and leading the turnaround success story of Zee Business during 2008-10. Later, during his second stint with ZEE, he is credited with making ZEE Innovation Studio the best in business during his tenure. Earlier in his career, he played a critical role in the emergence of Business Today as the Numero Uno Business magazine of India. He has also launched and managed leading global media brands in India including the likes of Harvard Business Review South Asia, TIME Magazine, Scientific American India and Men’s Health.