Geetanjali Kirloskar to Join the Board of Videocon d2h

Geetanjali Kirloskar to Join the Board of Videocon d2h

MUMBAI, October 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --



Videocon d2h Limited (NASDAQ:VDTH) ("Videocon d2h"), India's fastest growing DTH
service and India's most valued company on NASDAQ by market capitalization, announced that
the shareholders of the Company approved the appointment of Mrs. Geetanjali Kirloskar as
an Independent Director, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting.



Geetanjali Kirloskar is a successful entrepreneur and the chairperson of Sakra World
Hospital. She is also a Director in Kirloskar Systems Limited and chairs several
committees of leading trade associations such as Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (FICCI). Geetanjali Kirloskar has also been a successful and reputed
advertising professional. She ran her own advertising agency - Pratibha Advertising until
1998, when she entered into a joint venture with Inter Public Group Worldwide (IPG World
Wide), one of the world's largest advertising agencies. She set up the first non-profit
venture for cultural integration between two countries, India and Japan, called the
India-Japan Initiative (IJI). Geetanjali Kirloskar is also an Honorary Consul for Finland
at Bangalore.



"We are delighted to have Mrs. Geetanjali Kirloskar on our board," said Mr. Saurabh
Dhoot, Executive Chairman, Videocon d2h. "She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience
in the fields of advertising, branding and media. She is a multi-faceted and
multi-dimensional personality, her dynamism and creative pursuits across various
industries are well known. I believe that the vast experience that she brings to the table
will be of great value in terms of creative aspects for our brand."



Ms. Geetanjali Kirloskar, said, "I am an avid user of Videocon d2h services and have
tremendous respect for the company's ability to innovate and grow. I am delighted to join
the Videocon d2h board and with my experience in advertising and branding, I look forward
to contributing to its continued success."



A multi-faceted personality, she has also anchored the first reality show of its kind
in India - 'Life's Like that' for Times Now channel. She has acted in Girish Karnad's
movie "Cheluvi" and "Samay". She is a keen sportswoman and her interests range from
mountaineering, rafting, tennis to golf. She is active through the day, walking more than
12,000 steps per day. She has a regular yoga and fitness routine through the week.
Geetanjali is an art collector, travels for historical sight-seeing and writes often for
leading newspapers and magazines like Times of India, Economic Times and others.



GVK, as she is fondly known, firmly believes in women empowerment, the power of youth
in India and the development agenda of the present government.



About Videocon d2h 



Videocon d2h is India's fastest growing DTH service provider which offers over 525
channels and services. Videocon d2h also offers 40 "HD" channels and services. It launched
India's first 4K Ultra HD DTH channel.  Videocon d2h offers India's first 1000 GB High
Definition Digital Video Recorder and is the first DTH service provider to offer Radio
Frequency Remote Control (available with High Definition Digital Set Top Box with
unlimited recording). Powered by the MPEG-4 and DVB-S2 technology, Videocon d2h offers
services such as 12 PIP Mosaic, d2h Cinema, weather updates and multiple tickers to
transform your TV into a hub of entertainment and knowledge. It offers High Definition
channels in 1080p, HDD Sound and 16:9 aspect ratio. Apart from these, it also offers the
Active Music service, which includes 41 Audio / Video active music channels, 24-hrs a day.
In addition, Videocon d2h provides round-the-clock prompt and efficient customer support
in nine regional languages in addition to English and Hindi from the dedicated 8 Customer
care centres present in seven locations. Videocon d2h is the most valued Indian company on
NASDAQ by equity market capitalization as of 30th Sept 2015 and was the first Indian media
company to be listed on NASDAQ.



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and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ materially from those
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in the Videocon d2h's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC and available at
http://www.sec.gov . All information provided in this announcement is as of the date
hereof, unless the context otherwise requires. Other than as required by law, Videocon d2h
does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements or other information in this
announcement.




 
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