Streaming platform Disney+Hotstar EVP and Head of Subscriptions Prabh Simran Singh steps down from his post after a five-year stint.

He had joined the platform in October 2015 from Google as EVP and Head of Consumer & Revenue, and in 2018 he gets the additional responsibility of leading the Head of Subscriptions.

On his LinkedIn account, Singh thanked the team for the “transformational” and creating a “World record”. He said, “I announced my departure from Hotstar yesterday, where I learnt how to back big dreams with audacious thinking and hihigh-qualityxecution. The last 5 years have been transformational, from creating World record concurrency on the back of immense user love to making Hotstar into the largest subscription service in India with an explosive 30x growth in just 2 years. Today, Hotstar contributes to a third of Disney+ global subscribers!”.

“In this exhilarating 0 to 100 journey, it’s been an absolute privilege to work with whip-smart people. I’m incredibly grateful to my insanely talented teams for believing in my vision and coming on board as co-conspirators in building Hotstar. I’ll be at Hotstar till the end of the year,” he added.

On his next move, Singh said that he is excited about the increasing role of technology in solving large & complex problems, particularly in health.

As EVP and Head of Subscriptions, Singh leads the charter to grow the subscription category and build the largest D2C subscription platform in India with an ambition of 50 million subs by 2023. His mandate included Brand, Revenue, Content, Product, Pricing, Customer experience, Payments and Partnerships (telcos, fintech, OEMs).

Singh had 19 years of professional experience in cover strategy, brand communications, digital marketing, content acquisition, user growth & retention, analytics, partnerships, and support.

Before joining Disney+Hotstar, he was leading the Consumer Goods (CPG) industry for Google in the Asia Pacific. He also worked in Hindustan Unilever (India) for 11.5 years in various roles.