Manish Sharma — Founder
Manish has more than 24 years of experience in building a strong Distribution network and has ventured Deepaco Group with an aim of achieving the leadership position in Distribution of Engineering products enhancing the productivity at your machine shop. In the previous role, Manish was responsible for building a robust distribution network for all the TV channels across Disney’s brands. The profile included developing network reach, revenue generation & building affinity for Disney (Disney, DisneyXD & Disney Junior) and homegrown (Hungama, Bindass, UTV Movies & UTV Action) brands. He has been a key member of Disney India’s distribution team and has also worked closely on the 74:26 joint venture between Indiacast Distribution (TV18 & Viacom18 venture) & Disney India for the distribution of TV channels offered by both the broadcasters in India and also on identifying local growth initiatives for the Affiliate distribution business of the Company and on formulating long-term strategy. Before joining Disney, Mr. Sharma has led affiliate sales & distribution business of UTV channels in West region and was instrumental in viewership and revenue growth of the channels in West region. Prior to that, he has worked with Sahara Media & Entertainment Ltd, SetDiscovery Pvt Ltd (part of Sony Entertainment Ltd), ICICI Prudential, IndiaMART.com & www.TradeIndia.com in Gujarat.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in media distribution and affiliate sales.
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Experience: 23 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Business Development
- Marketing
- Affiliate Sales
- Distribution
Career Highlights
- Over 24 years of experience in distribution networks.
- Key member of Disney India's distribution team.
- Instrumental in launching UTV-branded channels.
Work Experience
Deepaco Global Private Limited
Managing Director (6 yrs 9 mos)
The Walt Disney Company
Director - Affiliate sales : Media Networks (5 yrs 2 mos)
UTV
Associate Director - Affiliate Sales & Distribution (5 yrs 11 mos)
Sahara One Media & Entertainment Ltd
Region Head (Gujarat) - Affiliate Sales & Distribution (1 yr)
MSM Discovery Private Ltd (India)
Territory Manager - Affiliate Sales & Distribution (1 yr 7 mos)
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited
Insurance Sales Manager (6 mos)
IndiaMART InterMESH Limited
Region Head - Gujarat (1 yr 8 mos)
Tradeindia.com-Infocom Network Ltd
Sales Manager - Concept Selling (1 yr 1 mo)
Education
at Gujarat University