Manish Agarwal appointed as COO, Reliance Entertainment - Digital business

Reliance Entertainment has announced the appointment of Manish Agarwal as the Chief Operating Officer for its Digital businesses. Prior to this, Manish was the CEO at UTV New Media Ltd.

Manish Agarwal has a total experience of 14 years with 6 years dedicated to the digital industry with experience in companies like Microsoft, Rediff and UTV New Media.

Manish Agarwal appointed as COO, Reliance Entertainment – Digital business

Agarwal will be responsible for operations across Bigflix, Bigadda, Zapak Digital Entertainment Limited and Jump Games and will report to Rohit Sharma, CEO, Reliance Entertainment - Digital Business. He will be joining from March 1st 2011.

Commenting on his appointment, Manish Agarwal, said, "I am looking forward to joining Reliance Entertainment and work with the team in creating world class digital entertainment destinations. With the impending 3G era and the scale which Reliance Entertainment offers, I am excited with the opportunity of offering great consumer experience to millions of Indians consuming entertainment across all touch points."

Rohit Sharma, CEO, Reliance Entertainment - Digital Business said "With India at the digital inflection point, we are expecting huge growth in our gaming, VOD and e-commerce business across all platforms and devices be it Mobile, PC and DTH. We believe that Manish's tremendous experience in the digital space will help us in achieving significant scale and growth in our business."

Agarwal holds a post graduate degree in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad and a bachelor's degree in Technology from NIT, Warangal.