WWE® Appoints New General Manager in India

WWE® Appoints New General Manager in India

MUMBAI and STAMFORD, Connecticut, January 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --



WWE today announced the appointment of Joji George as Vice President and General
Manager, WWE India.



George is a seasoned executive with more than 15 years of experience in global media,
broadcasting, entertainment, digital and live events having held positions with brands,
including Percept, Astro and Yahoo!. He will report to Ed Wells, WWE Senior Vice President
and Managing Director, International.



George's appointment precedes the return of WWE live events to New Delhi on Friday, 15
January and Saturday, 16 January, and follows the launch of WWE Network in the market last
November.  



"Joji is a talented professional with immense experience in leadership roles at global
media and entertainment brands," said Wells. "India is a key market for WWE, and we are
delighted to welcome Joji to lead the on-going growth of our business here."



"I am incredibly excited to be joining WWE as we take our unique family-friendly
entertainment to current and new fans in India, bringing them closer to their WWE heroes
than ever before," said George. 



India has the largest WWE fanbase on Facebook of any country, with more than five
million page likes. As part of WWE's on-going commitment to creating the most compelling
content for Indian audiences, WWE and Ten Sports Network launched Raw(R) Sunday
Dhamaal and Smackdown(R) Hindi, both broadcast in Hindi on Zee Cinema.



George most recently served as Managing Director of UBM India, following his role as
Chief Executive Officer of Percept Sports and Entertainment.



George was also Executive Vice President at the Global Brand Forum, and Brand Director
and Program Marketing Director at Astro (Astro All Asia Networks Plc), the leading
integrated cross-media company based in Malaysia. 



George graduated with a distinction in Economics from the University of Bombay, and he
is a Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School.



About WWE: 



WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and
recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of
businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience.
WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming,
pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming reaches more than
650 million homes worldwide in 25 languages. WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 over-the-top
premium network that includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive
video-on-demand library, is currently available in more than 175 countries. The company is
headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Mexico
City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.



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