India Today Group (ITG) has tapped more top industry talent for its Business Today vertical. It has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of top financial journalist Alokesh Bhattacharyya as Managing Editor and leading content strategist Aayush Ailawadi as Tech Editor.
This is Bhattacharyya’s third stint with the India Today Group over a period of two decades. In the interim, he has held crucial editorial roles at Business World and at The Economic Times.
In his most recent assignment at The Economic Times, Bhattacharyya was the founder-editor of the ET Family Business Forum and Awards, ET Innovation Awards, and Amrop-ET Best Boards Awards.
On his appointment, Alokesh Bhattacharyya, Managing Editor, Business Today, said, “I am delighted to return to Business Today at this exciting time, when media is evolving into the next level of integration between multiple mediums including print, digital, television and radio.
“The kind of opportunity this provides for both journalists and readers, in terms of content curation, is mindboggling. I look forward to being part of the effort to transform Business Today into a multimedia powerhouse,” said Bhattacharyya on his appointment,” Bhattacharyya said.
Aayush Ailawadi, television presenter, content strategist and multimedia producer, was editor for technology and special features at Network 18 in his last role.
Aayush Ailawadi, Tech Editor of Business Today, said, “I am stoked to be a part of the India Today family. Business Today, TV Today and India Today have always been at the forefront of innovation and it is incredibly exciting to be joining an organisation that is all set to take the world by storm with its unique digital-first approach.
“The pandemic has only accelerated seismic shifts in the world of technology and I hope to be able to decode these changes, especially for our millennial and Gen Z audiences,” Ailawadi said.