Sundar Kondur

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

30+ years in media and advertising leadership.
Proven track record in driving revenue growth.
Expert in building high-performing teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media and Advertising Executive with extensive experience in revenue generation and brand management.

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Media PlanningProduct ManagementMedia BuyingKey Account ManagementNew Business DevelopmentAdvertising SalesAnalyticsMarketing StrategyIntegrated MarketingAccount ManagementMarketing ManagementBrand DevelopmentBrand StrategyManagementTeam Management

About

I’m the Chief Revenue Officer at The Hindu Group, leading all-India advertising revenue across print, digital and events. I also head brand and marketing for The Hindu’s suite of products. Over the last 30+ years in media and advertising, I’ve partnered closely with CXOs, marketers and agencies to build high-impact brand narratives, revenue solutions and integrated media strategies across platforms. Across leadership roles at The Times of India, Vijay Karnataka, Mid-Day and now The Hindu Group, I’ve driven growth across core businesses while building new revenue streams, and have built and mentored high-performing teams. I work at the intersection of growth, credibility and storytelling — combining data, creativity and commercial outcomes to shape market-facing solutions that scale. In parallel, I’m building my coaching journey with a focus on leadership — helping leaders strengthen clarity, communication and presence in high-pressure environments. Always open to conversations on media, monetisation, leadership, and building brands and storytelling.

Experience

The hindu

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Bennett coleman & co. ltd. (the times of india)

3 roles

Director - Times Experiences

Apr 2025 – Jan 2026 · 9 mos

Director - South & East

Oct 2023 – Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 3 mos

SVP and Regional Head - South

Jan 2017 – Jan 2026 · 9 yrs

Responsible for Advertising sales of Times of India Group
Received the Best Branch Award in for 2 years in a row for best sales performance
Received the President Choice Award as the best National Sales Achiever – 2018 and 2019
Created new IP’s for the Times group and monetised the same.
Management Committee Member (Mancom) of Advertising Club, Bangalore, since 2019
Panelist and moderator in Brand and marketing related webinars
Handled group media Sales of all group media assets such as TV, Radio, Digital and OOH

Kasturi & sons, ltd

Vice President - Advertising Sales

May 2015 – Nov 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Headed the National Sales for The Hindu, was responsible for advertising revenue
Achieved highest ever revenue growth in The Hindu; helping the company move from loss to
profit
Recruited and managed the best talent in the country (500+ significant new advertisers recruited
into The Hindu in 18 months)
Maintained and nurtured key relationships among key stakeholders in the advertising fraternity
and corporate clients across the country

Bennett coleman and co. ltd. (times group)

2 roles

Vice President & Response Head

Mar 2007 – Apr 2015 · 8 yrs 1 mo

(Jun 2009 – Apr 2015)
Promoted from within the Times Group as Head of (All India) advertising sales for Vijay Karnataka in May ’09; made it the most profitable brand in the Times Group, consistently growing the topline
Established revenue & operating plans and oversaw execution & implementation. Changed the sales approach from ‘information-based hawking’ to ‘knowledge-based solution selling”
Speaker at INMA Conference (International News Media Association) – was invited to speak about the spectacular success of Language newspapers in the country
Led a team of 180 sales and support staff
(Mar 2007 – May 2009)
Responsible for three brands - Bangalore Mirror, Vijay Karnataka and Times of India (Kannada) for branding, consumer touch points and managed the P&L
Helped finalise the go-to-market strategy and successfully launched Bangalore Mirror and relaunched Vijay Karnataka

Head-Corporate and Brand

Mar 2007 – May 2009 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Responsible for three brands - Bangalore Mirror, Vijay Karnataka and Times of India (Kannada). Helped finalise the go-to-market strategy and successfully launched Bangalore Mirror.

Mid day

Publisher and General Manager

Aug 2003 – Feb 2007 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

General Manager & Publisher (Oct 2005 – Feb 2007)
Finalised the go-to-market strategy and launched MidDay, Bangalore edition; was promoted to Publisher and was in-charge of all functions of the newspaper
As the Profit Centre Head, had accountability over all aspects of business development and sales operations of the MidDay group products in South India
Apart from generating new businesses in the south also increased the spend of existing clients; boosting the growth by 30% annually - yoy
Regional Manager (South) & Publisher (Aug 2003 – Oct 2005)
Managed business development and sales operations of MML group products in the south with branches in Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kochi
Ensured increase in advertisement revenues from existing and new advertisers
Strategized and customised communication solutions for clients using all or a combination of media brands within the portfolio