Media professional Rahul Johri on Wednesday was appointed as first ever Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The appointment came in as a result of Supreme Court appointed Justice-lodha committee.
Johri, who was last serving as Discovery Networks Asia Pacific's Executive Vice-President and General Manager for South Asia, will take on his new role starting June 1 and will be reporting to BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur, a statement from the Board said.
BCCI secretary, Anurag Thakur said, "We welcome Rahul aboard and wish him luck for his new role at BCCI. In the past one year, BCCI has undertaken various initiatives aimed towards transforming the working of BCCI in order to make the functioning more robust. This endeavor is another initiative of the board aimed in the same direction and will mark as one more milestone towards strengthening the professional working of the BCCI."
Upon his appointment, Rahul said, "I am honored at the opportunity to serve millions of Indian cricket fans. It will be my utmost endeavor to contribute to the Indian cricket. I am thankful to the President and Honorary Secretary of the BCCI for bestowing such faith in me. I look forward to everyone's support to fulfill this tremendous responsibility."
In the past, Ratnakar Shetty had served as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of BCCI and is currently the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of IPl. He is also serving as General Manager, Game Development.