Rahul Kanwal is the Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief of NDTV. Rahul has held the CEO seat since May 2025, and was previously Executive Director at India Today.
Current company
NDTV
NDTV is an Indian news network.
mass mediaHeadquartered in New DelhiFounded 1988Listed on National Stock Exchange of India
Source: WikidataRahul Kanwal has been CEO of NDTV since May 2025. Before NDTV, Rahul was Executive Director at India Today from May 2021 until May 2025.
Career
Sources: LinkedIn profile
Education
Delhi University, Bachelor's degree, JournalismChevening Awards, Broadcast Journalism, JournalismCardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, Broadcast JournalismHarvard Business School, General Management ProgramHarvard Business School, The Credential of Readiness - CORe, Accounting and Finance, Managerial Economics, Business AnalyticsSource
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Vice president level and above, most senior firstRahul Kanwal is the Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief of NDTV. Rahul has held the CEO seat since May 2025, and was previously Executive Director at India Today.
Rahul Kanwal has been CEO of NDTV since May 2025, according to LinkedIn profile.
Rahul Kanwal was Executive Director at India Today from May 2021 until May 2025, according to LinkedIn profile.
Rahul Kanwal has been CEO of NDTV for 1 year, since May 2025.
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