Zee appoints Tushar Vohra as Chief AI & Transformation Officer

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The company further onboarded Tony Thomas, Ashutosh Shukla and Vivek Pandey to spearhead key transformation initiatives

By BL Mumbai Bureau

Updated - November 02, 2026 at 07:06 PM.

New leadership team to accelerate AI integration, streamline operations and drive business growth | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic

Zee Entertainment Enterprises on Monday appointed Tushar Vohra as Chief AI and Transformation Officer to lead its AI and transformation strategy, driving technology adoption to improve business performance across platforms. Based at the company’s Mumbai headquarters, Vohra will report to Mukund Galgali, Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer.

Vohra will focus on scaling technology adoption and embedding AI-led capabilities across key processes. He brings more than two decades of experience in technology and digital transformation, having led product, engineering, and operations across digital platforms and driven large-scale AI-led transformation initiatives.

In line with this, Zee has strengthened its technology and AI leadership team with three new hires reporting to Vohra. Tony Thomas has been appointed Head – AI & Transformation. He brings over 18 years of experience in AI-led transformation, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and quality engineering, with expertise in large-scale technology transformation, platform scalability, and operational efficiency.

Ashutosh Shukla has been appointed Head – Operations Transformation. He brings over 24 years of experience in technology leadership, business operations, and digital transformation, with expertise in AI, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.

Vivek Pandey has been appointed Transformation Lead – Advertisement Operations and Advertisement Sales. He brings extensive experience in digital platforms, advertising technology, revenue strategy, and business transformation, with expertise in building scalable monetisation platforms, improving advertising efficiencies and optimising sales operations.

“Tushar and his team come with a strong track record of leading technology and transformation initiatives, and the appointments reflect our commitment to embed future-facing capabilities across the business,” said Mukund Galgali, Deputy CEO & Chief Financial Officer, Zee Entertainment.

Speaking about his appointment, Vohra said, “Artificial intelligence and technology-led innovations offer significant opportunities to transform business processes and create meaningful impact across the value chain. I look forward to working closely with the teams to accelerate the transformation agenda, build scalable capabilities and contribute to the company’s sustainable growth.”

Published on November 2, 2026

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