Angad Bhatia appointed as CEO of Firstpost & Creator18

Network18 has appointed Angad Bhatia as the CEO of Firstpost and Creator18.

Angad has been working with the network for a few months in an advisory capacity and has now come on board full-time. In addition to shepherding Firstpost, he will lead the building of a creator network on off-platform extensions across our digital properties.

An experienced builder of digital businesses, Bhatia brings deep expertise in starting and scaling B2C media ventures. Angad has an entrepreneurial approach which is bolstered by clear strategic planning. He has shown a knack for identifying adjacencies to existing businesses and has demonstrated growth in the companies he has worked with.

Before joining here, Angad was CEO of India Lifestyle Network and also led Brand & Marketing Growth for other Mensa Brands. He brings more than 15 years’ experience in media, content, technology, creation & innovation, and digital commerce while building some of India’s most influential digital-first consumer brands like MensXP (a digital platform that he founded & scaled it into a market leader before its acquisition by Times Internet), iDiva & Hypp.

Angad will report to Rahul Joshi, Managing Director at Network18.