MUMBAI: SiliconIndia.com, a news and media company, has promoted two of its employees to the position of CEO and COO.

Pradeep Shankar has been appointed as the chief executive officer while Alok Chaturvedi is the new chief operating officer.

Shankar succeeds SiliconIndia founder and CEO Harvi Sachar who will be serving as the executive chairman of the company.
Prior to this, Shankar was serving SiliconIndia as the editor-in-chief since 2008. According to the company, he has been instrumental in setting up an editorial team and steering content strategy for the portal. He also steered the events division of the company.

Meanwhile, Chaturvedi has been responsible for all operations and online sales since the company was launched. In his role as the COO, he will oversee the operations, finance and sales of all online products.

Shankar said, "I am excited about growth potential of SiliconIndia as we build out our media sections around news, email newsletters, events and different professional cities. The core competency which we have built around online media and events is being well recognised in India, especially given the strong brand advantage that SiliconIndia commands. We are extremely focused on driving revenue growth, online presence and establishing our brand leadership over the next few years."