Mumbai: NDTV has announced the appointment of Rahul Kanwal as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 16, 2025.
The broadcaster shared the development through a regulatory filing with the BSE, following a Board of Directors meeting held on April 25, 2025. In its statement, the company said, “The Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on April 25, 2025, has considered and approved the appointment of Rahul Kanwal as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company, with effect from June 16, 2025.”
Kanwal currently holds the position of News Director at India Today and Aaj Tak and serves as Executive Director at Business Today.
Over his career, he has held prominent editorial roles at Headlines Today and Zee News.
An alumnus of the General Management Program (GMP) at Harvard Business School, Kanwal is also a Chevening Scholar. He studied journalism at Delhi University and completed a program in International Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University.
Recognised for his significant contributions to journalism, Kanwal has been the recipient of the Roy Peck Trust Grant for Hostile Environment Journalism and several other awards for journalistic excellence.