Mitya New is Managing Director Dow Jones India. In this role he is responsible for both the B2B Enterprise Media Group and the B2C Consumer Media Group side of the business. He has been with Dow Jones since August 2008 and was recruited specifically to lead Dow Jones aggressive investment into building a business and editorial operation in India. This investment is one of a series of new investments launched by Dow Jones following the company’s acquisition by News Corporation.
Previous to Dow Jones, Mitya New spent 20 years with Reuters in a number of senior management roles around the world. He was Managing Director South Asia, based in Mumbai 2000-04, Chief Operating Officer & Managing Director Japan 2004-05 and Managing Director Nordics & Baltics 2005-08.
Mitya New was born in Indonesia and spent his childhood in Hong Kong. He speaks German, Italian and Mandarin Chinese.
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This is a great news. I am sure you guys will learn a lot from his talk. I suggest you start engaging more with the alums like us by sharing what's happening in the college etc.
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Prijit Debnath
GMP 08-09.
Great job guys. I am sure you will benefit out of learning about Mr.Mitya's experiences in different parts of the world.
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