OUR TEAM
Chennai Live is owned and managed by the Muthoot Group, a leading business group in South India. The Group which had modest beginnings as Bankers in 1887 is today, a company with diverse interests such as finance, health care, hospitality, education and real estate to name a few.
Chennai Live is their first venture into the field of media. A platform for healthy debates and intelligent conversations, it is aimed at the educated and well-informed audiences in Chennai.
Our management comprises of some enterprising personalities who have a bundle of ideas to make every interaction with our audience as special as possible. They know what works and they make it happen. Meet the people behind-the-scenes who actually make Chennai Live rock.
George M George
Mr. George M George, the Executive Director of the Muthoot Group heads the group's Media Division which owns and manages Chennai Live FM. He started his career in the Hospitality Industry with the Oberoi Group after his graduation in Hotel Management from ITC Welcome Group Hotel Management College, Manipal. He did his MBA, majoring in International Hospitality Management from the Cornell – ESSEC Business School in Paris. He also attended various Management Programmes at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management- Ahmedabad and MDI Gurgaon to sharpen his management skills. He worked with many reputed international hospitality brands such as Intercontinental and Alliance Hospitality both in India and abroad before joining the management team of the Muthoot Group, a decade ago. The Muthoot Group successfully ventured into new arenas of business under his skilled guidance and leadership. And today, the Group continues to be a leading name in business in India.
Prem Kumar
The COO of Muthoot Group's Chennai Live FM, Mr. Prem Kumar is a Mechanical Engineer with a Management Degree in Marketing Management. In his illustrious career spanning nearly one and half decades, he has established himself as a strategist in Brand and Product Management, Advertising, Sales & E-Commerce. A seasoned campaigner, he has to his credit, the launch of a variety of products in the consumer durables segment for various lead business houses like Sony India and Murugappa Group to name a few. His first job was with Sony India as Product Manager after which he joined the Murugappa Group as the Business Head for their Sanitary ware business and established the Faucets Division of Parryware Roca Pvt Ltd. He also had a stint with indiamarkets.com as head of E- Commerce.
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