MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) MD and CEO Punit Goenka has been elected as the new chairman of TV viewership measurement company, BARC India by the board at its meeting held on Tuesday.
Goenka will be taking over from Nakul Chopra, who successfully completed his one-year tenure. He will returning to the role, having been the founder chairman of BARC India in 2010 and playing an instrumental role in setting up of the company.
Under his leadership, the firm established a robust measurement system that has helped industry grow with accurate data and actionable insights.
Goenka commented on his appointment: “It is indeed an honour and a privilege to be re-elected as BARC India chairman. The company has grown and evolved over the years under the able chairmanship of Sudhanshu and Nakul. Partho and his highly talented team has been able to achieve what we had all set out to. I am honoured to be back as this responsibility has come to me at a time when our industry is undergoing enormous changes and BARC India’s robust and accurate measurement system will only accelerate this transition. I am hoping that in my tenure, we will be able to take BARC into the next generation of viewership measurement and stay true to its mission of ‘What India Watches’.”
Chopra, the outgoing chairman added: “Being the chairman of BARC India has been a great experience. BARC India in the past one year has made enormous strides in the insights and analytics piece. That apart, with visualisation products like the BIO suite of products as well as OOH viewership measurement, BARC India has been able to give to the industry a powerful tool which will help in the growth of the industry. I am glad that I have been a part of this journey. I wish Punit all the best for all the future endeavours.”
BARC India CEO Partho Dasgupta stated: “We welcome Punit as our new Chairman. He played a critical role in setting up of BARC India, and has also been guiding us all through. His support has always helped the organisation take bold steps and innovate. We look forward to his leadership when the whole distribution paradigm is changing.”
