Uday Shankar quits as Star & Disney India Chairman

In a major development, Uday Shankar, chairman of Star & Disney India and president, The Walt Disney Company APAC has decided to step down. Shankar, one of the top media and entertainment executive from India, will remain at Disney till December 31st to identify his successor to ensure a smooth transition.

“I have always believed in the power of creativity and cutting-edge technology to create a better world and consider myself incredibly fortunate to have had the opportunity to do so at Star, 21CF and now at The Walt Disney Company,” Shankar said in a statement. “As I look back on this journey, I take pride in having set ambitious goals in my professional career,https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/uday-shankar-quits-as-star-disney-india-chairman/78546544 and achieving all that we set out to do.” He added that for some time now he had been contemplating the question of how he can give back to the country, community and the industry that had given him so much.