Vineet Jain
Vineet Jain | |
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| Born | 1967 or 1968 (age 55–56) Ramkrishna Dalmia |
Vineet Jain (born 1966) is an Indian entrepreneur and current Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited, India’s oldest and largest media group in India, also known as Times Group. The Times Group is present across the media spectrum with a presence in Print, TV, Internet, Radio, Events and OOH. The Times Group has a legacy of 180+ years and publishes leading Indian general and business newspapers – The Times of India and The Economic Times.
Career
Vineet Jain was born in Kolkata. He graduated from the American College of Switzerland and joined the Times Group in 1987 .[2]
Vineet Jain handles the day to day operations of Times Group's entertainment and TV businesses.[3]
Family and personal life
Jain is the great-grandson of Ramkrishna Dalmia, the founder of
Jain's mother, Indu Jain, used to hold the title of chairman of B.C.C.L.[2] His sister Nandita Judge, who also worked at the company, died in a helicopter crash in 2001.[4]
Jain is divorced. He splits his time between homes he shares with his brother in New Delhi and Mumbai.[2]
Awards
- In 2009, Jain received the Rajiv Gandhi Award.[5]
- He was conferred the Impact Person of the Year Award in 2013.[6]
- In the same year (2013), Vineet received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from The Bombay Management Association.[7]
- He also won Media Person of the Year award from International Advertising Association in 2015[8][9]
- In 2018, he received Art Karat Award.[10]
- He won the ITA Sterling Icon of Indian Entertainment Award in Media category.(2009) [11] [12]
References
- ^ "India's 50 powerful people". India Today. 14 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Citizens Jain". New Yorker.
- ^ "Leading from the front: Vineet Jain - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Probe ordered into copter crash". The Hindu. 10 May 2001. Archived from the original on 28 November 2002.
- ^ "Vineet Jain wins Rajiv Gandhi Award". The Economic Times. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Vineet Jain wins Impact Person of the Year Award". The Times of India. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Times Group MD Vineet Jain is Entrepreneur of the Year – The Times of India". The Times of India. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Vineet Jain, Aroon Purie, Uday Shankar and CVL Srinivas bag top honours at 3rd IAA Leadership Awards – Exchange 4 Media". Exchange 4 media. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "IAA Leadership Awards 2015". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Art Karat celebrates its 30th anniversary". Millennium Post. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Indian Television Academy Awards Winners 2018". Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "World's greatest leaders 2017-18". Retrieved 18 April 2019.