MUMBAI: She’s moving out of Outbrain and into Zee Media. Sales hotshot Surbhi Nagpal will be leading national sales for Wion and Zee Business.. Based in Noida, Nagpal will spearhead efforts to drive revenue generation, optimise sales operations, and enhance the profitability of both the channels.

Surbhi has more than 20 years of work experience in both and linear and digital sales, having worked at companies such as  NDTV India, Outbrain, Discovery Communications India, and Disney+ Hotstar.

The post graduate diploma holder in international business had the right start to her career when she joined Taj Hotels in Delhi in 2001 and rose to become deputy manager sales within four years. She then worked at American Express for a brief period before tasting blood in television sales  when she joined NDTV India  as a senior sales manager looking after NDTV Good Times and NDTV Lifestyle.

She moved to Aidem Ventures for a while after which she rejoined NDTV Lifestyle as vice-president sales -  a post she held for more than three years. Her impressive profile got her next assignment as national head international business at Star India. She was shifted to Disney+Hotstar as national vertical head for FMCG (F&B). Challenging though her job was, she parted ways after nearly three years to join Discovery Communications as director sales. Three and a half years later she moved on to join Vikram Chandra’s editorji when Outbrain came calling.

Her comprehensive knowledge and wide exposure to the media sector, combined with her ability to adapt to shifting market conditions, positions her as a key driver of growth at Zee Media, going forward.