Arun Kapoor put in his papers at Reliance Big TV

Televisionpoint.com Correspondent | Mumbai
Arun Kapoor, CEO and president, Reliance Big TV, has put in his papers at the DTH company just after four months of joining.

His resignation has surprised the DTH industry as Big TV was launched just two months ago and Kapoor had announced long-term plans for the company.

Kapoor could not be contacted for comments despite repeated attempts made by Televisionpoint.com. Meanwhile, Reliance ADAG has mandated HR consultancies to recruit a new CEO for its DTH venture.

However, Mahesh Prasad has been made acting president, Big TV. Prasad, who had been with Big TV since its inception, has been the president, applications, solutions and content group, Reliance Communications.

Kapoor joined the Big TV from Dish TV, where he was the CEO since 2006. Before joining Dish TV, he was associated with Hutchison Essar South Ltd as CEO for the Punjab Circle.

A management graduate from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, Mumbai, Kapoor has been instrumental in setting up and managing operations for Bharti Group/ Spice Cell Ltd and then for Hutch for the Punjab circle.