Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan to join Facebook India as Managing Director

Mohan will join Facebook's India office in early 2019, sources said

Star India's Ajit Mohan will be joining Facebook India as the new managing director and vice-president. He will join Facebook India early 2019.

Mohan was among the many media and FMCG executives that Facebook had approached for the job. Others, reportedly, approached for the job include Star India MD Sanjay Gupta, Viacom18 MD designate Sudhanshu Vats and HUL's Sudhir Sitapti. 

In this newly created role of MD for India, a VP-level role, Mohan will be responsible for aligning teams, driving Facebook's overall strategy in India, and driving Facebook's investments in the country. This is a new structure for Facebook India