Viacom18 announced new additions to its technology leadership team that aim to support its OTT platform JioCinema. Bharath Ram joins as chief product officer and ad tech platform lead, with prior experience at Flipkart, Instagram, and Amazon Prime Video. He holds an M.S. in Computer Engineering from Ohio State University and an MBA from Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. As per the company, he will be reporting to Kiran Mani, CEO – Digital, Viacom18.
Vijay Sheshadri joins as chief technical advisor, bringing over 25 years of experience in enterprise security, e-commerce, and distributed systems. Previously an engineering fellow at Swiggy, he has held significant roles at Amazon and Symantec, focusing on enterprise security solutions and cloud infrastructure.
Shoury Bhardwaj, from Flipkart, is appointed as an engineering leader for app experience, search, recommendations, data & app backend platforms. He brings 12 years of experience in e-commerce and a focus on developer productivity.
“We are thrilled to welcome Bharath, Vijay and Shoury to the Viacom18 family. Their expertise and leadership will be instrumental as we embark on the next phase of our ambitious growth journey. These appointments reflect our commitment to building a world-class tech platform that can deliver the best of content and an unparalleled experience to our consumers,” Viacom18 spokesperson said.