Rupesh Mutalik and Dinesh Oak take on new leadership roles at Sakal Media Group

Sakal Media Group has announced two senior leadership appointments as part of its ongoing expansion across print, digital, and regional markets.

With the changing dynamics of the media industry, CEO Uday Jadhav, with his current role, will focus on media consolidation, generating revenues from non-media streams, creating a capital pipeline for mergers and acquisitions, and supporting treasury management. This restructuring is also aimed at establishing clear ownership of revenue and operations, while enabling the CEO to focus on strategic priorities and long-term growth.

The purpose of this redesign is to:

• Create clear ownership of revenue and operations,
• Allow the CEO to focus on strategic growth, partnerships, and new initiatives, and
• Strengthen accountability and talent development across the organisation.

This restructuring will ensure that focused leaders, driving both revenue growth and operational excellence, lead our business.

Rupesh Mutalik – Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Rupesh joined Sakal in August 2006 and re-joined in 2017, bringing with him extensive experience in advertising and marketing. In 2023, he was appointed as Unit Head Pune, where he successfully led business growth for the region.

In his new role as CRO, he will be responsible for driving and overseeing all revenue-generating functions across the organisation, including:

• Print advertising for National, Pune and the Rest of Maharashtra
• Digital Sales and other revenues
• Planning and execution of Events and Activation
• Generating new ideas for developing new media revenue streams
• Focusing on timely collections
• Controlling scheduling and the back office operations

All Unit Heads and revenue functions will now report to Rupesh on the revenue front, while continuing their administrative reporting to Uday Jadhav, CEO of Sakal Media Group. Rupesh Mutalik will continue to report directly to the CEO.

Dinesh Oak – Chief of Operations & Technology

Dinesh started his journey with Sakal in 2000 as a Trainee Engineer. Over the years, with his dedication and expertise, he has played a key role in supporting & implementing modern technologies and strengthening operational efficiency.

In his new role as Chief of Operations & Tech, he will lead and oversee the following functions:

• Future-ready technology adoptions
• Unit operation efficiency and cost optimisation
• Purchase, Production and Electrical Operations
• Broadcast and Information Technology (IT)
• CPC, Purchase planning and execution
• New project planning and execution

These departments will now report directly to Dinesh, who will in turn, report to Uday Jadhav, CEO of Sakal Media Group.

With this new structure, revenue growth and operational efficiency will be led by two focused leaders, enabling the Group to build more substantial synergies, scale faster, and align better with our long-term vision.