Mumbai: Disney Star India has appointed Avik Chatterjee as director-emerging sports at Star Sports, according to his LinkedIn profile.

“I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new innings in my career as director - marketing at Star Sports (The Walt Disney Company)!” Chatterjee said in a LinkedIn post. “Armed with my enthusiasm for sports and my cross-sectoral marketing experience, I look forward to driving the consumer strategy for emerging sports and catalyse India's transformation into a multi-sport nation.”

Chatterjee was previously associated with Visa as its director of consumer marketing for India and South Asia. He has had stints at telecom company Vodafone India, American MNC Mars, and began his 18-year long career at Capgemini.

He has completed his Bachelor of Technology (Information Technology) from the University of Kalyani and his MBA from Nanyang Business School, Singapore.