Viacom18, India’s fastest growing media and entertainment network, yesterday announced the appointment of Chanpreet Arora as Business Head, AVOD (Voot) and of Vineet Govil as Chief Technology Officer at Viacom18 Digital Ventures.

In her new role Arora will drive the AVOD business of  OTT platform VOOT and will be responsible for leading AVOD-led partnerships that are key to VOOT’s overall growth. Vineet will be responsible for strengthening the product’s tech play by offering a more seamless and immersive experience for consumers, according to a company statement.

Chanpreet has close to two decades of experience across strategy, revenue, partnerships and sales operations with media and digital brands. She was responsible for successfully launching VICE Media in India as its CEO. She was also associated with The New York Times, Times Internet Limited, Buddh International Circuit-Formula One, India, and Ernst & Young in her previous roles.

Prior to joining Viacom18 Digital Ventures, Vineet was heading Sling Media Pvt Ltd’s (a subsidiary of DISH Network Inc, USA) India Development Centre as Vice President. With over 26 years of experience in product and technology development across domains, Vineet’s career spans across areas of embedded software, multimedia streaming (OTT), IoT and wireless telecom, cloud and more. He was also a part of Sasken Technologies Ltd and ISRO Ahmedabad.

Welcoming Chanpreet and Vineet to the Digital Ventures family, the statement quoted Gourav Rakshit, COO, Viacom18 Digital Ventures, saying, “We are delighted to welcome Chanpreet  and Vineet to our team as we accelerate our growth to transform the digital streaming space for our users. While Chanpreet is a recognized expert in the Indian media industry with an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the entire digital ecosystem, Vineet is a domain expert and is recognized for building world-class products through continuous technological innovations. Together with their exemplary leadership and ability to innovate, we are certain of taking Viacom18 Digital Ventures to greater heights.”

Chanpreet and Vineet’s appointments are with immediate effect.