Rahul Johri presently serves as President – Business,South Asia o
(having previously served as Executive Vice President and General Manager - South Asia for Discovery Networks Asia Pacific). He was the 1st Chief Executive Officer at the
Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at Cricket centre, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the world ...
. Johri was responsible for the functioning of operations, stakeholder management and building strategies for further promoting the sport.
Education
In 1989, Johri graduated from
Bareilly College
Bareilly College, Bareilly (BCB) is an institution located in the metropolis of Bareilly in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The college is affiliated with the M. J. P. Rohilkhand University, and has been affiliated with the Agra University a ...
.
In 1991, he received an
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
from
MJP Rohilkhand University.
He is an alumnus of
Sherwood College
Sherwood College is a co-educational residential school in Nainital, Uttrakhand , India. It was established in 1869 and is affiliated to CISCE and IGCSE.
History
Sherwood was founded on 5 June 1869. It was the brain-child of Dr. Condon, H.S. ...
,
Nainital
Nainital ( Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a city and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters o ...
,
Uttarakhand
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.
Career
Johri has over 25 years of experience in the media industry, working across news channels, magazines and news dailies, including AajTak, Outlook and Hindustan Times. While at Discovery he has served as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF). He also served as a member of the media and entertainment committee of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and was a member of the film and television committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He has been a member of the Executive Board of the Indo American Chambers of Commerce (ASSOCHAM).
Board of Control for Cricket in India
In April 2016, Johri was announced as the first Chief Executive Officer at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and assumed the position on 1 June 2016. He oversaw the sale of IPL broadcast rights to Star India for Rs. 16,348 crore, doubling the previous broadcast rights sale to Sony India in 2012 for Rs. 8,200 crore. The media rights for BCCI and IPL were awarded to Star India in 2017.
Johri supervised the Indian Cricket team's current sponsorship agreement. In March 2017, BCCI announced OPPO Digital as Team India's (senior, junior and women's teams) new sponsor. The five-year contract is worth Rs 1079 crore.
In April 2018, Johri led
BCCI
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to conduct a transparent media rights auction for domestic and international cricket. The auction partners were
Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP, and
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is a full service Indian law firm, with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. The firm came into existence on 11 May 2015 from its predecessor Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. As of 1 April 2020 the firm had 7 ...
. The media rights were sold to
Star India
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for Rs 6138.1 crore. The current deal includes global consolidated rights, including television and digital telecast of the 102 international matches which includes 22 Tests, 42 ODIs and 38 Twenty20 Internationals.
On 9 July 2020, BCCI accepted his resignation from the post of CEO of
BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at Cricket centre, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the worl ...
. He submitted his resignation on 27 December 2019 but as per the BCCI Officials due to the Covid-19 situation, the board has taken this decision that late.
Discovery Communications
Rahul Johri led Discovery's South Asia operations and managed overall growth strategy of Discovery Networks Asia Pacific's (DNAP) portfolio which included eight brands in the region - Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo, Discovery HD World, Discovery Channel Tamil and Discovery Kids. He was also responsible for revenue generation, portfolio expansion, affiliate partnerships, viewership, content creation and talent management. Johri joined Discovery in 2001 as Director – Ad Sales, became VP – Ad Sales in 2003 and helped create a diverse portfolio of channels in India. In 2008, he assumed the responsibility as SVP and General Manager – South Asia. During his leadership, DNAP's portfolio grew from three to eight networks in South Asia. Aiming to broaden the networks’ reach, he implemented localisation strategy and launched multiple language feeds across brands. His latest initiative was the launch of Discovery Kids; a children's channel nationally broadcast in India.
Awards
In January 2013, Johri was selected as ‘CEO of the Year’ at the Broadcasting Industry Awards, for his contribution to the Indian television industry. In 2012, he received the ‘Media Professional of the Year’ award by the World Brand Congress.
During his leadership, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific was awarded ‘Best Media and Entertainment Company’ in 2012 by the Indo American Chambers of Commerce.
In 2017, Johri was listed amongst the top 10 Sports Business Executives of the Year by Sport Business, for his contribution to the 550% jump in the IPL media right sale.
Family
Rahul Johri along with his wife Seema Johri, have two children - Yash Johri (25) and Dhruv Johri (21).
References
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Living people
Indian cricket administrators
Sherwood College alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)