Kalli Purie is the Vice Chairperson of the India Today Group. The forty-seven years old group is recognised as the Gold Standard of journalism in India. She has been working with the India Today Group for more than two decades and had successfully held several important positions. Kalli Purie, is celebrated for her contributions to journalism and her involvement in philanthropic initiatives, as well as for hosting the India Today Conclave and introducing five AI anchors. As Managing Director, she has been instrumental in the growth of the Company and has taken various strategic initiatives in both Television & Digital. She is hailed in the industry for her vision to synergize India Today Group’s excellence in conventional journalism with the reach and innovations of digital and new media. A serial entrepreneur at heart, she brings rich experience in running a wide range of media properties from television channels, digital products and apps to championing world-class events and devising a social media strategy for the group. She is known for her ideation and project management skills. She launched many innovative products of the Company. She is uniquely positioned to address India Today’s integrated foray into the new media landscape.Her unified leadership in television, digital and events is the cornerstone for the success of synergy in the Group.In her current role, she is steering India’s leading news channel (Aaj Tak) along with 3 other distinct channels (Aaj Tak HD, India Today TV, and Good News Today) of the network. The channels have won a slew of awards for excellence. Today Aaj Tak is the World’s most subscribed and watched news channel digitally, making it the first news channel to get a custom play button from YouTube.She is aggressively spearheading the rollout of digital innovations. Under her able leadership, the digital business of the Company has grown tremendously with the Tak ecosystem, a network of 29 digital mobile channels which have allowed the Company to go into regional news and special interest content genres. With her forward-looking vision and her ability to spot opportunities for growth and innovation, she is also steering the AI transformation for the company. Under her leadership, the group recently introduced World’s first AI news anchor, which is path-breaking and pioneering in the media industry. She is constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible, exploring new use cases for AI and setting the stage for a future in which AI plays an increasingly central role in business strategy and operations. Armed with a clear vision about the future of news, she is leading one of the most awarded and celebrated teams of journalists in a futuristic newsroom that she helped build, apt for the multimedia, multi-device world we live in. She is a graduate of Oxford University, UK in Politics, Philosophy & Economics and has also successfully completed the Owner / President Management Program at Harvard Business School.
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