Kiran Mani has joined Viacom18 as CEO for Digital Ventures, effective November this year, he said in a post on professional networking site LinkedIn.
Mani was earlier with Google for over a decade and in his last role was the General Manager for Andriod and Google Play for Asia Pacific. Previously, he had founded an ad-tech platform for last minute media buying and crowd-sourcing marketing solutions, Fosbury Flop.
A chartered accountant by education, Mani has been tasked with the growth of JioCinema and will work on partnerships with Hollywood studios.
Updated @ 2:04 PM to reflect the correct designation of Kiran Mani.