KOLKATA: Ashok Mansukhani is departing from NXTDigital putting an end to a 24 year long association with the Hinduja group.The industry veteran will retire on 30 September. 

According to a BSE filing, his term as managing director and key managerial personnel was extended on 29 April 2020  until NXTDigital's next annual general meeting (AGM). The company recently announced its AGM date to the BSE as 30 September 2020. 

Mansukhani joined the Hinduja group in 1996 when was appointed as a director of the cable TV venture IndusInd Media & Communications. He was then appointed executive director before becoming its managing director. The group later went in for reorganisation of the business through a process of demerger, merger and further integration of Indusind Media and its HITS operation under Grant Investrade with their parent Hinduja Ventures, which he was heading. Hinduja Ventures was later rechristened as NXTDigital. Mansukhani oversaw the group and the companies through this entire process. 

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His last postion with Hinduja Ventures was as managing director. Mansukani has over the years handled various senior responsibilities in the group’s media and corporate sphere.

The Delhi University alumnius had spent the first half of his career in central government as an Indian Revenue Service officer.

During the course of restructuring NXTDigiatl CFO Amar Chintopanth has been appointed as whole-time director.