FremantleMedia hires Saurindra Kumar Barua (Raj)

FremantleMedia has appointed Saurindra Kumar Barua (Raj) as managing director, FremantleMedia India. Raj (pictured) will be based out of Mumbai and will report to Patrick Schult, CEO, FremantleMedia Asia. Raj's new mandate includes building a new high calibre team. He will work closely with various divisions within the FremantleMedia group to leverage its relationships and its content to establish a production operation to service the Indian market.