NEW DELHI: After a stint of more than nine years at the broadcast section of  media giant Mahrubhumi, Mohan Nair has confirmed his departure from the role of CEO of Mathrubhumi TV and Kappa TV to Indiantelevision.com. 

It was under Nair’s leadership that Kerala-based media group had ventured into the TV medium with the launch of Mathrubhumi TV in 2013, today one of the top 10 news channels in the region. He also expanded Mathrubhumi’s portfolio of channels with the launch of Kappa TV, a Malayalam youth music channel, the same year.

Earlier, Nair had worked as CEO of Sri Lanka-based Maharaja TV, and COO of Asianet Communications. Nair has also worked for over a decade at The Economic Times where his last role was as senior editor and bureau chief, Mumbai.