From ICICI Bank to BIG FM to Chief Operating Officer at Delhi Press. That’s two decades of building large-scale operations across banking, telecom, hospitality, and media.
Shailesh Srivastava has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at Delhi Press.
His career reflects strong expertise in P&L management, distribution expansion, sales leadership, and operational transformation across multi-location businesses.
He began his journey with ICICI Bank and GE Money Bank, building deep experience in financial services and retail operations. At SMFG India Credit, he managed one of the company’s largest PAN India regions, overseeing 700+ people across 42 branches spanning sales, credit, collections, rollout, and HR operations across multiple lending products.
He later moved to Reliance Communications as National Head for Postpaid Sales, Online & Alliances, leading channel growth, online sales, and large partner ecosystems. At Lemon Tree Hotels, he served as Chief Sales Officer, driving business growth across corporate, SME, travel trade, and online channels.
Since 2018, he has been associated with Reliance Broadcast Network as Business Head for BIG FM, India’s largest private FM network across 60 towns, managing national P&L across sales, programming, marketing, and operations.
Now at Delhi Press, he will lead operational strategy and business growth across one of India’s most established media organizations.
With experience across ICICI, GE Money, SMFG, Reliance Communications, Lemon Tree Hotels, BIG FM, and now Delhi Press, his journey combines financial services, telecom, hospitality, and media operations with large-scale team and revenue leadership.
He is also an MBA Gold Medalist in Marketing & Finance and has completed an MDP in Managerial Effectiveness from XLRI Jamshedpur. In addition, he has spent 16 years as a Group Council Member at GLG, advising global private equity and consulting firms on India’s lending and insurance sectors.
A regular speaker at IITs, IIMs, Ivy League institutions, and industry forums, Shailesh ji is also the founder of Antarman, a platform focused on mindful leadership, personal growth, and human-centered transformation.
At Boardroom CXO, we increasingly see media companies prioritizing leaders with cross-industry operational and commercial expertise as businesses become more distribution, revenue, and execution focused.
For operations leaders:
What’s harder, managing distributed business networks at scale or aligning commercial growth with operational efficiency across multiple geographies?
First published on the Boardroom CXO LinkedIn page on 1 June 2026. To correct or remove it, write to [email protected].
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