Former Google executive Sajith Sivanandan appointed as EVP and Head of Disney+ Hotstar

NEW DELHI: Disney International has appointed former Google Pay managing director Sajith Sivanandan as executive vice president and head of Disney+ Hotstar to oversee its overall business operations in India, and chart a product roadmap for the over-the-top (OTT) streaming service.

Sivanandan will assume his new role in Disney+ Hotstar from October and will dual report to Rebecca Campbell, chairman of Disney’s International content and operations group, as well as K Madhavan, president, Disney Star. Prior to this appointment, Sivanandan was managing director and business head of Google Pay and Next Billion User Initiatives for its APAC region.

He started his career with Star TV in India and managed the North India market for Channel V.