OMSL - Key Persons
Mr. Balram S. Kushwah is the CEO & Director - Business & Strategic Partnership at Essel Group.
He joined the group 3 years ago, and has been developing, building and leading the group's businesses at local & hyperlocal markets in India.
Prior to join the group, he has track record of building and leading an efficient and profitable operation. He spent over 2 decades in strategic leadership roles with CPG & FMCG organizations like Unilever, Emami etc.
Mr. Subhash Chandra is an educationist, philanthropist & a parliamentarian (Member of Rajya Sabha). Rightly referred as ‘The Father of Indian Television', Shri Chandra's pioneering vision has gifted India, not just its first private satellite television company but an entire industry in itself. ZEE now caters to over 1.3 billion viewers from 173 countries in more than 19 languages.
As the Chairman of Ekal Global, which works for the under-privileged children, especially in the tribal areas, he has enabled 86,000 schools in 22 Indian states and in Nepal, educating over 2.3 Mn children and is working towards rural development in as many villages. Shri Chandra has been contributing towards society in association with various NGOs including TALEEM Foundation, Ekal Vidyalaya, Global Vipassana Foundation, Global Foundation for Civilisation Harmony and Subhash Chandra Foundation.
For his contributions to the industry, Shri Chandra has been awarded the 2011 International Emmy Directorate Award at their 39th International Emmy Awards in New York. He became the first Indian ever to receive a Directorate Award recognizing excellence in television programming outside the United States.
A human resource management specialist, Ruchira is responsible to drive the people strategy and create an entrancing employee experience along with promoting best talent practices. Ruchira holds a PGDBM in Human Resources from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad and a Bachelors in Commerce from Ramjas College, Delhi. With a career spanning more than two decades, she has been pivotal in establishing the people agenda for various entities of Zee Media Corporation Limited. In her current portfolio, she is leading the HR and Admin vertical as Head - Human Resources for Zee Media Corporation Limited and Essel Realty. She is also the Director for two Essel Group companies, Ezmall and OMSL. Her stride is to consistently offer a people friendly environment with the objective to develop, transform and bring innovation in all aspects of human interventions. Prior to Zee Media Corporation Limited, she was associated with Bestochem Formulations in its Human Resources function. Prior to pharma, she was also associated with Education and IT industry. A people person, Ruchira takes a keen interest in the strategic and holistic development of each member of the workforce. At her leisure, she likes to acquire knowledge about various other areas of her interests and attend to her personal commitments.
The education arm, through its chain of pre-schools (Kidzee), K-12 schools (Mount Litera) and youth institutes (ZICA and ZIMA) promises to give light to the paths of children and youngsters who wish to realize their potential in order to set foot on the path of development. Zee Learn's purpose is to improve human capital via quality education.