{"id":23000,"date":"2017-04-20T11:01:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T16:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=23000"},"modified":"2017-04-20T10:55:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T15:55:29","slug":"wwe-names-new-vpgm-wwe-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/04\/20\/wwe-names-new-vpgm-wwe-india\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE names new VP\/GM of WWE India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-436553665\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><i>WWE issued the following press release on Thursday to announce that Sheetesh Srivastava has been appointed Vice President and General Manager of WWE India.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced the appointment of Sheetesh Srivastava as Vice President and General Manager, WWE India.<\/p>\n<p>Srivastava will lead WWE\u2019s strategic business initiatives and day-to-day operations in India and work with partners across all of WWE\u2019s lines of business, including television, live events, marketing, sponsorship, new media, licensing and merchandising. Srivastava is a seasoned executive with more than 18 years of experience in driving strategic business growth in domestic and international markets. He will report to Ed Wells, WWE Executive Vice President, International.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndia is key to the global growth of WWE, and we are confident Sheetesh will successfully help develop our brand and business in this critically important country,\u201d said Wells. \u201cWWE is committed to expanding its presence in India, and we are pleased to welcome Sheetesh to further our efforts in the market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>India represents WWE\u2019s single largest regional contribution to the brand\u2019s massive social media community of 750 million followers globally. To increase engagement with fans in India, WWE recently launched WWEShop.in, the company\u2019s first-ever local, e-commerce experience in India.<\/p>\n<p>Srivastava joins WWE from The Walt Disney Company in India, where he most recently led business development for Disney Media Networks, overseeing branded content creation, distribution, marketing and syndication. Earlier in his career, he held senior management roles at Reliance Broadcast Network, The Times of India Group, and Frito Lay India.<\/p>\n<p>Srivastava is an Economics graduate from Lucknow University, and he received a Master\u2019s degree in Business Management from the Institute for Integrated Learning in Management.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Insert your Jinder Mahal push jokes here. 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