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'''Rohit Chadda''' (born 26 August 1982) is the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] for the digital business at [[Essel Group|Zee group]] ([[Zee Entertainment Enterprises|Zee Entertainment]], [[Zee Media]] and [[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]]).<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.adgully.com/zee-group-appoints-rohit-chadda-to-the-role-of-ceo-digital-publishing-86573.html|title=ZEE Group appoints Rohit Chadda to the role of CEO – Digital Publishing|last=Bureau|first=Adgully|website=www.adgully.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-20}}</ref> He is an investment banker and entrepreneur and was the co-founder of online food ordering platform [[Foodpanda]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/columns/work/Taking-the-plunge/articleshow/45913805.cms?|title=Taking the plunge – Bangalore Mirror|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/i-love-the-as-my-audi-apple-gadgets-and-asics-shoes-rohit-chadda-md-and-co-founder-foodpanda-in/29190/|title=I love the As – my Audi, Apple gadgets and Asics shoes: Rohit Chadda, MD and Co-founder, Foodpanda.in – The Financial Express|date=2015-01-12|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> He is also the founder of omni-channel payments platform PayLo.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/NMxYrU9QE9QIOW01GmedGN/Payments-platform-Paylo-buys-Ruplee.html|title=Payments platform Paylo buys Ruplee|last=Poovanna|first=Sharan|date=2016-03-22|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-03-21/news/71705481_1_payment-foodpanda-app|title=Paylo.in acquires in-restaurant payment app Ruplee|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> He has been attributed for the turnaround of Zee Digital by bringing the digital business to the second position on [[Comscore|ComScore]] from ninth position in a span of a few months.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com Business|date=2020-12-17|title=Rohit Chadda, The Turnaround CEO Carved Out Another Success Story in 2020|url=https://www.india.com/business/rohit-chadda-the-turnaround-ceo-carved-out-another-success-story-in-2020-4272697/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=BW Online|title=Leading The New Normal, Rohit Chadda, The Transformational CEO Turns Around Zee Digital|url=http://businessworld.in/article/Leading-The-New-Normal-Rohit-Chadda-The-Transformational-CEO-Turns-Around-Zee-Digital/31-12-2020-360051|access-date=2021-01-11|website=BW Businessworld|language=en}}</ref> He has been featured among Top Tech CEOs of the decade (2010-2020) in India.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" />
== Education and early career ==
Chadda graduated from [[Delhi Technological University|Delhi Technological University (formerly Delhi College of Engineering)]]<ref name="Linkedin-2020">{{Cite web|title=Rohit Chadda {{!}} LinkedIn|url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/rohit-chadda-862ab83|access-date=2016-07-27|website=in.linkedin.com}}</ref><ref name="BWorld-2019-December-Lamba">{{cite news |last=Lamba |first=Prerna |date=2019-09-12 |title=A World-Class Centre Of Excellence |url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/A-World-class-Centre-of-Excellence/09-12-2019-180022/ |work=Business World |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> with a degree in [[computer engineering]] and worked as a [[software engineer]] for [[Computer Sciences Corporation]]. In 2007 he joined [[Indian Institute of Management Calcutta]] to do his MBA after which he worked at [[Bank of America Merrill Lynch|Merrill Lynch]] as an [[Investment banking|Investment Banker]] in [[United Kingdom]]. He took an internal transfer to [[India]] in 2011.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Chadda-Rohit"/>
==Career ==
===Foodpanda===
Chadda began his career in 2012 when he co-founded [[foodpanda]].<ref name=":5" /> foodpanda expanded to around 40 countries before being bought by [[Delivery Hero]].<ref name=":4" /> Before [[foodpanda]] got popular, he joked that he delivered pizza for a living.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Braving-parents-in-laws/articleshow/46791158.cms|title=Braving parents & in-laws | newspaper=Times of India|date=3 April 2015|first=John | last=Sarkar | access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> foodpanda had raised a total investment of over US$100 million till August 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesmartceo.in/magazine/starting-up/hello-food.html|title=SmartCEO – Magazine – Starting Up – Hello, food!|website=www.thesmartceo.in|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/FoodPanda-raises-60-mn-in-a-new-round-of-funding/articleshow/40101047.cms|title=FoodPanda raises $60 mn in a new round of funding – Times of India|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> Chadda in the middle of 2015 stepped down from day-to-day responsibilities at Foodpanda and was no longer a managing director.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETRetail.com|title=Foodpanda India co-founder Rohit Chadda steps down as MD – ET Retail|url=http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/e-commerce/e-tailing/foodpanda-india-co-founder-rohit-chadda-steps-down-as-md/48468891|access-date=2020-08-10|website=ETRetail.com|language=en}}</ref> Foodpanda was acquired by its global competitor Delivery Hero in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delivery Hero acquires Foodpanda as Rocket Internet shuffles online takeout pack once again|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/12/10/delivery-hero-captures-foodbanda/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}</ref>
===Paylo===
In 2015, he launched a multi-channel offline payments platform PayLo which acquired the in-restaurant payments app Ruplee in March 2016 for an undisclosed sum.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/companies/money-on-the-move/237990/|title=Money on the move – The Financial Express|date=2016-04-17|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> PayLo was successful in the wake of demonetisation in India and expanded pan-India before being acquired by Immortal Technologies.<ref name=":4" /> Chadda believes that execution is more important than the idea to make a startup successful and the key challenge for experienced professionals to work in a startup environment is to unlearn what they have previously learned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-28/news/57462660_1_nr-narayana-murthy-richard-branson-peter-thiel/3|title=Startup mantras from entrepreneurs like NR Narayana Murthy, Richard Branson, Kunal Bahl and others|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ZR5FYLCzqLXLKYKRZRGTCN/The-office-is-shifting.html|title=The office is shifting|last=Chaturvedi|first=Pooja|date=2015-01-11|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/the-net-neutrality-debate-striking-the-right-balance/67378/|title=The Net Neutrality debate: Paytm and FoodPanda co-founders elaborate | newspaper=The Financial Express|date=28 April 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> PayLo acquired Ruplee before being itself acquired by Immortal Technologies.<ref name="Chadda-Rohit">{{cite news |last=Chadda |first=Rohit |date=2020-06-05 |title=Who is Rohit Chadda? |url=https://rohitchadda.com/rohit-chadda-videos/ |work=Rohit Chadda |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref>
===Zee Group===
On July 2, 2019, he was named CEO of digital publishing of Zee Group.<ref name="BestMediaInfo-2019-July-Bureau" /> Since 2017, he had led global product and strategy for Zee Group launching ZEE5, the flagship OTT of Zee Entertainment, across 170+ countries.<ref name="Linkedin-2020" /><ref name="BestMediaInfo-2019-July-Bureau">{{cite news |date=2019-07-02 |title=Zee Group appoints Rohit Chadda as CEO-Digital Publishing |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2019/07/zeel-appoints-rohit-chadda-as-ceo-digital-publishing/ |work=BestMediaInfo |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> Since June 2019, Zee Digital, the online arm of the Zee group, has registered the highest growth year-on-year among the top media publishers in India.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2020-08-07|title=Zee Digital ranks 2nd among digital media publishers, shows Comscore India Report June 2020|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/companies/news-zee-digital-ranks-2nd-among-digital-media-publishers-shows-comscore-india-report-june-2020-132927|access-date=2020-08-10|website=Zee Business}}</ref> Times Internet Limited, Network 18 Group, and India Today Group have grown by 45%, 21%, and 22% respectively from June 2020 over June 2019 while Zee Digital witnessed a growth of 123% over the same period.<ref name=":6" /> Zee Digital achieved its first milestone in September 2019 by crossing 100 million unique monthly visitors and was ranked 6th in the news and information category on ComScore India rankings at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Digital Crosses 100 Million Unique Monthly Users in comScore India Ranking in September 2019|url=https://www.headlinestoday.in/news/zee-digital-crosses-100-million-unique-monthly-users-in-comscore-india-ranking-in-september-2019-134337813.html|access-date=2020-08-10|website=headlinestoday}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> Later in the month of March 2020 it crossed 150 million unique monthly visitors mark moving to 4th position.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-20|title=Zee Digital continues its growth streak, crosses 150 million users in March 2020: ComScore India|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zee-digital-continues-its-growth-streak-crosses-150-million-users-in-march-2020-comscore-india-2825391|access-date=2020-08-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> Further in May 2020 Zee Digital moved to 3rd position by crossing 185 million unique monthly visitors<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com News|date=2020-07-02|title=Zee Digital Crosses 185 Million Users in May 2020 on ComScore, Registers 168% Growth Over Previous Year|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/zee-digital-crosses-185-million-users-in-may-2020-on-comscore-registers-168-growth-over-previous-year-4073313/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref> mark before finally ranking 2nd position in June 2020 in the ComScore rankings among all digital media groups in India.<ref name=":6" />
Chadda has led the transformation of the business of Zee Digital by scaling it to over 200 million users from 60 million users making it the second-largest digital media group in India.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7" /> He attributes the growth from rank 9 to rank 2 in one year to the data and technology driven approach to content and the focus on vernacular languages.<ref name=":6" /> During his tenure, Zee Digital launched 8 new brand websites and 3 new languages to expand the product portfolio to 20 brands and 12 languages.<ref name=":8" /> During the US elections in November 2020, Zee Digital launched the English global news channel WION through a digital first approach across Asia Pacific, Middle East, UK and North America.<ref name=":7" />
===Investing and speaking===
Chadda is a mentor at Esselerator, a Startup accelerator by Subhash Chandra Foundation. Esselerator is an initiative by [[Subhash Chandra]], a billionaire Media baron, to promote and support tech entrepreneurs in domains like Media, Fintech and Education. Its powered by [[TiE]] Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Entrepreneurship |url=http://www.subhashchandrafoundation.org/social-entrepreneurship/ |work=subhashchandrafoundation.org }}</ref> Chadda is an angel investor in the online school aggregator platform SchoolForSure.com.<ref>{{cite news |date=2017-01-26 |title=Online School Aggregator Platform SchoolForSure.com Raises Funding Led by Rohit Chadda
|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/online-school-aggregator-platform-schoolforsure-com-raises-funding-led-by-rohit-chadda-117012600219_1.html |work=Business Standard }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/schoolforsure-com#section-funding-rounds|title=SchoolForSure.com {{!}} Crunchbase|website=Crunchbase|language=en|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref> In 2019, he spoke at DPS to students on starting a business. At the time he remained CEO of Zee group's digital business division.<ref name="HindustanTimes-2019-October-Correspondent">{{cite news |date=2019 |title=Scholar badges given at DPS, Vasant Kunj |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/scholar-badges-given-at-dps-vasant-kunj/story-dsMawNc0AFspSATrl7K1HN.html |work= [[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref>
== Foodpanda ==
== Award and recognitions ==
* Aditya Birla Award for Business Leadership 2007–08, 2008–09<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://events.vccircle.com/content/rohit-chaddha|title=VC Circle Profile}}</ref>
* Professional Entrepreneur of the Year 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.entrepreneurindia.com/congress/2014/award-winners2014.php|title=Entrepreneur India Awards}}</ref>
* Young Food & Grocery Professional of the Year 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmoasia.org/food_grocery_report_2014.html|title=CMO ASIA Awards|website=www.cmoasia.org|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref>
* Fortune 40 under 40 most influential business leaders list 2015<ref name="forbes40">{{Cite web|url=http://115.112.89.179:8090/Fortune/fortune500/40under40/2015#Rohit_Chaddha_22|title=Fortune 40 under 40}}</ref>
* Top 25 Most Talented Ecommerce Professionals in India 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiaretailcongress.com/25-ecommerce.html|title=Asia Retail Congress Awards|website=www.asiaretailcongress.com|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref>
*Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-chadda/|title=Rohit Chadda LinkedIn}}</ref>
*Exemplary Achievement in Corporate World 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/iim-rohtak-organises-marathon-for-peace-and-unity-2258203.html|title=IIM Rohtak organises marathon for peace and unity|date=2020-01-20|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref>
*Top Tech CEOs of the Decade in India<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|title=Snapshot: Top Tech CEOs of the decade in India {{!}} Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/technology/photo-gallery-snapshot-top-tech-ceos-of-the-decade-in-india-2862772|access-date=2021-01-11|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
*10 Most Successful Tech CEOs of The Decade<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com Business|date=2020-12-27|title=10 Most Successful Tech CEOs of The Decade|url=https://www.india.com/business/10-most-successful-tech-ceos-of-the-decade-4292534/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Rohit Chadda''' (born 26 August 1982) is the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] for the digital business at [[Essel Group|Zee group]] ([[Zee Entertainment Enterprises|Zee Entertainment]], [[Zee Media]] and [[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]]).<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.adgully.com/zee-group-appoints-rohit-chadda-to-the-role-of-ceo-digital-publishing-86573.html|title=ZEE Group appoints Rohit Chadda to the role of CEO – Digital Publishing|last=Bureau|first=Adgully|website=www.adgully.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-20}}</ref> He is an investment banker and entrepreneur and was the co-founder of online food ordering platform [[Foodpanda]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/columns/work/Taking-the-plunge/articleshow/45913805.cms?|title=Taking the plunge – Bangalore Mirror|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/i-love-the-as-my-audi-apple-gadgets-and-asics-shoes-rohit-chadda-md-and-co-founder-foodpanda-in/29190/|title=I love the As – my Audi, Apple gadgets and Asics shoes: Rohit Chadda, MD and Co-founder, Foodpanda.in – The Financial Express|date=2015-01-12|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> He is also the founder of omni-channel payments platform PayLo.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/NMxYrU9QE9QIOW01GmedGN/Payments-platform-Paylo-buys-Ruplee.html|title=Payments platform Paylo buys Ruplee|last=Poovanna|first=Sharan|date=2016-03-22|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-03-21/news/71705481_1_payment-foodpanda-app|title=Paylo.in acquires in-restaurant payment app Ruplee|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> He has been attributed for the turnaround of Zee Digital by bringing the digital business to the second position on [[Comscore|ComScore]] from ninth position in a span of a few months.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com Business|date=2020-12-17|title=Rohit Chadda, The Turnaround CEO Carved Out Another Success Story in 2020|url=https://www.india.com/business/rohit-chadda-the-turnaround-ceo-carved-out-another-success-story-in-2020-4272697/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=BW Online|title=Leading The New Normal, Rohit Chadda, The Transformational CEO Turns Around Zee Digital|url=http://businessworld.in/article/Leading-The-New-Normal-Rohit-Chadda-The-Transformational-CEO-Turns-Around-Zee-Digital/31-12-2020-360051|access-date=2021-01-11|website=BW Businessworld|language=en}}</ref> He has been featured among Top Tech CEOs of the decade (2010-2020) in India.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" />
== Education and early career ==
Chadda graduated from [[Delhi Technological University|Delhi Technological University (formerly Delhi College of Engineering)]]<ref name="Linkedin-2020">{{Cite web|title=Rohit Chadda {{!}} LinkedIn|url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/rohit-chadda-862ab83|access-date=2016-07-27|website=in.linkedin.com}}</ref><ref name="BWorld-2019-December-Lamba">{{cite news |last=Lamba |first=Prerna |date=2019-09-12 |title=A World-Class Centre Of Excellence |url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/A-World-class-Centre-of-Excellence/09-12-2019-180022/ |work=Business World |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> with a degree in [[computer engineering]] and worked as a [[software engineer]] for [[Computer Sciences Corporation]]. In 2007 he joined [[Indian Institute of Management Calcutta]] to do his MBA after which he worked at [[Bank of America Merrill Lynch|Merrill Lynch]] as an [[Investment banking|Investment Banker]] in [[United Kingdom]]. He took an internal transfer to [[India]] in 2011.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Chadda-Rohit"/>
==Career ==
===Foodpanda===
Chadda began his career in 2012 when he co-founded [[foodpanda]].<ref name=":5" /> foodpanda expanded to around 40 countries before being bought by [[Delivery Hero]].<ref name=":4" /> Before [[foodpanda]] got popular, he joked that he delivered pizza for a living.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Braving-parents-in-laws/articleshow/46791158.cms|title=Braving parents & in-laws | newspaper=Times of India|date=3 April 2015|first=John | last=Sarkar | access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> foodpanda had raised a total investment of over US$100 million till August 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesmartceo.in/magazine/starting-up/hello-food.html|title=SmartCEO – Magazine – Starting Up – Hello, food!|website=www.thesmartceo.in|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/FoodPanda-raises-60-mn-in-a-new-round-of-funding/articleshow/40101047.cms|title=FoodPanda raises $60 mn in a new round of funding – Times of India|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> Chadda in the middle of 2015 stepped down from day-to-day responsibilities at Foodpanda and was no longer a managing director.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETRetail.com|title=Foodpanda India co-founder Rohit Chadda steps down as MD – ET Retail|url=http://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/e-commerce/e-tailing/foodpanda-india-co-founder-rohit-chadda-steps-down-as-md/48468891|access-date=2020-08-10|website=ETRetail.com|language=en}}</ref> Foodpanda was acquired by its global competitor Delivery Hero in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delivery Hero acquires Foodpanda as Rocket Internet shuffles online takeout pack once again|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2016/12/10/delivery-hero-captures-foodbanda/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US}}</ref>
===Paylo===
In 2015, he launched a multi-channel offline payments platform PayLo which acquired the in-restaurant payments app Ruplee in March 2016 for an undisclosed sum.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/companies/money-on-the-move/237990/|title=Money on the move – The Financial Express|date=2016-04-17|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> PayLo was successful in the wake of demonetisation in India and expanded pan-India before being acquired by Immortal Technologies.<ref name=":4" /> Chadda believes that execution is more important than the idea to make a startup successful and the key challenge for experienced professionals to work in a startup environment is to unlearn what they have previously learned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-28/news/57462660_1_nr-narayana-murthy-richard-branson-peter-thiel/3|title=Startup mantras from entrepreneurs like NR Narayana Murthy, Richard Branson, Kunal Bahl and others|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ZR5FYLCzqLXLKYKRZRGTCN/The-office-is-shifting.html|title=The office is shifting|last=Chaturvedi|first=Pooja|date=2015-01-11|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/the-net-neutrality-debate-striking-the-right-balance/67378/|title=The Net Neutrality debate: Paytm and FoodPanda co-founders elaborate | newspaper=The Financial Express|date=28 April 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> PayLo acquired Ruplee before being itself acquired by Immortal Technologies.<ref name="Chadda-Rohit">{{cite news |last=Chadda |first=Rohit |date=2020-06-05 |title=Who is Rohit Chadda? |url=https://rohitchadda.com/rohit-chadda-videos/ |work=Rohit Chadda |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref>
===Zee Group===
On July 2, 2019, he was named CEO of digital publishing of Zee Group.<ref name="BestMediaInfo-2019-July-Bureau" /> Since 2017, he had led global product and strategy for Zee Group launching ZEE5, the flagship OTT of Zee Entertainment, across 170+ countries.<ref name="Linkedin-2020" /><ref name="BestMediaInfo-2019-July-Bureau">{{cite news |date=2019-07-02 |title=Zee Group appoints Rohit Chadda as CEO-Digital Publishing |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2019/07/zeel-appoints-rohit-chadda-as-ceo-digital-publishing/ |work=BestMediaInfo |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> Since June 2019, Zee Digital, the online arm of the Zee group, has registered the highest growth year-on-year among the top media publishers in India.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2020-08-07|title=Zee Digital ranks 2nd among digital media publishers, shows Comscore India Report June 2020|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/companies/news-zee-digital-ranks-2nd-among-digital-media-publishers-shows-comscore-india-report-june-2020-132927|access-date=2020-08-10|website=Zee Business}}</ref> Times Internet Limited, Network 18 Group, and India Today Group have grown by 45%, 21%, and 22% respectively from June 2020 over June 2019 while Zee Digital witnessed a growth of 123% over the same period.<ref name=":6" /> Zee Digital achieved its first milestone in September 2019 by crossing 100 million unique monthly visitors and was ranked 6th in the news and information category on ComScore India rankings at the time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Digital Crosses 100 Million Unique Monthly Users in comScore India Ranking in September 2019|url=https://www.headlinestoday.in/news/zee-digital-crosses-100-million-unique-monthly-users-in-comscore-india-ranking-in-september-2019-134337813.html|access-date=2020-08-10|website=headlinestoday}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> Later in the month of March 2020 it crossed 150 million unique monthly visitors mark moving to 4th position.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-20|title=Zee Digital continues its growth streak, crosses 150 million users in March 2020: ComScore India|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-zee-digital-continues-its-growth-streak-crosses-150-million-users-in-march-2020-comscore-india-2825391|access-date=2020-08-10|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> Further in May 2020 Zee Digital moved to 3rd position by crossing 185 million unique monthly visitors<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com News|date=2020-07-02|title=Zee Digital Crosses 185 Million Users in May 2020 on ComScore, Registers 168% Growth Over Previous Year|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/zee-digital-crosses-185-million-users-in-may-2020-on-comscore-registers-168-growth-over-previous-year-4073313/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref> mark before finally ranking 2nd position in June 2020 in the ComScore rankings among all digital media groups in India.<ref name=":6" />
Chadda has led the transformation of the business of Zee Digital by scaling it to over 200 million users from 60 million users making it the second-largest digital media group in India.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7" /> He attributes the growth from rank 9 to rank 2 in one year to the data and technology driven approach to content and the focus on vernacular languages.<ref name=":6" /> During his tenure, Zee Digital launched 8 new brand websites and 3 new languages to expand the product portfolio to 20 brands and 12 languages.<ref name=":8" /> During the US elections in November 2020, Zee Digital launched the English global news channel WION through a digital first approach across Asia Pacific, Middle East, UK and North America.<ref name=":7" />
===Investing and speaking===
Chadda is a mentor at Esselerator, a Startup accelerator by Subhash Chandra Foundation. Esselerator is an initiative by [[Subhash Chandra]], a billionaire Media baron, to promote and support tech entrepreneurs in domains like Media, Fintech and Education. Its powered by [[TiE]] Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Entrepreneurship |url=http://www.subhashchandrafoundation.org/social-entrepreneurship/ |work=subhashchandrafoundation.org }}</ref> Chadda is an angel investor in the online school aggregator platform SchoolForSure.com.<ref>{{cite news |date=2017-01-26 |title=Online School Aggregator Platform SchoolForSure.com Raises Funding Led by Rohit Chadda
|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/online-school-aggregator-platform-schoolforsure-com-raises-funding-led-by-rohit-chadda-117012600219_1.html |work=Business Standard }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/schoolforsure-com#section-funding-rounds|title=SchoolForSure.com {{!}} Crunchbase|website=Crunchbase|language=en|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref> In 2019, he spoke at DPS to students on starting a business. At the time he remained CEO of Zee group's digital business division.<ref name="HindustanTimes-2019-October-Correspondent">{{cite news |date=2019 |title=Scholar badges given at DPS, Vasant Kunj |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/scholar-badges-given-at-dps-vasant-kunj/story-dsMawNc0AFspSATrl7K1HN.html |work= [[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref>
== Award and recognitions ==
* Aditya Birla Award for Business Leadership 2007–08, 2008–09<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://events.vccircle.com/content/rohit-chaddha|title=VC Circle Profile}}</ref>
* Professional Entrepreneur of the Year 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.entrepreneurindia.com/congress/2014/award-winners2014.php|title=Entrepreneur India Awards}}</ref>
* Young Food & Grocery Professional of the Year 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmoasia.org/food_grocery_report_2014.html|title=CMO ASIA Awards|website=www.cmoasia.org|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref>
* Fortune 40 under 40 most influential business leaders list 2015<ref name="forbes40">{{Cite web|url=http://115.112.89.179:8090/Fortune/fortune500/40under40/2015#Rohit_Chaddha_22|title=Fortune 40 under 40}}</ref>
* Top 25 Most Talented Ecommerce Professionals in India 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiaretailcongress.com/25-ecommerce.html|title=Asia Retail Congress Awards|website=www.asiaretailcongress.com|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref>
*Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohit-chadda/|title=Rohit Chadda LinkedIn}}</ref>
*Exemplary Achievement in Corporate World 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/iim-rohtak-organises-marathon-for-peace-and-unity-2258203.html|title=IIM Rohtak organises marathon for peace and unity|date=2020-01-20|website=Zee News|language=en|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref>
*Top Tech CEOs of the Decade in India<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|title=Snapshot: Top Tech CEOs of the decade in India {{!}} Latest News & Updates at DNAIndia.com|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/technology/photo-gallery-snapshot-top-tech-ceos-of-the-decade-in-india-2862772|access-date=2021-01-11|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
*10 Most Successful Tech CEOs of The Decade<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com Business|date=2020-12-27|title=10 Most Successful Tech CEOs of The Decade|url=https://www.india.com/business/10-most-successful-tech-ceos-of-the-decade-4292534/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref>
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