Subhash Chandra is chairman of Zee Telefilms Ltd and promoter of
the Essel group of companies. His industry leading businesses include television
networks and film entertainment, cable systems, satellite communications, theme
parks, flexible packaging, family entertainment centers and online gaming.
Chandra leads the board of directors, and works together with heads of various
businesses and the corporate team to help set Zee's strategy. After the Zee
Telefilms deal, spearheaded by Chandra in the beginning of this century, there
was talk that Zee supremo Subhash Chandra's clout in the new millennium may be
reminiscent of Reliance chairman Dhirubhai Ambani's in the 80s and 90s.
Chandra has been the recipient of numerous honorary degrees,
industry awards and civic honors, including Global Indian Entertainment
Personality of the Year by FICCI for 2004, Business Standard's Businessman of
the Year in 1999, Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 1999 and
Enterprise CEO of the Year by International Brand Summit. The CII chose Chandra
as the chairman of the CII Media Committee for two successive years.
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