Shashi Shekhar Vempati appointed CEO Of Prasar Bharti

Shashi Shekhar Vempati, a technocrat has taken over as the CEO of Prasar Bharti.He succeeds Rajeev Singh, member (finance) of the board, who was serving as the interim CEO.Vempati was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the public broadcaster after a three-member committee, headed by Vice President Hamid Ansari, cleared his name for the post. He is the first non IAS officer to head the public broadcaster which runs Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR).