10 Facts About Punit Goenka

Punit Goenka is the managing director and chief executive officer of Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

Punit Goenka was elected as the President of Indian Broadcasting Foundation in September 2016 for a period of one year.

Punit Goenka was assistant to the head of Essel Packaging, the floor supervisor of a factory, and executive assistant to his father for six months.

Punit Goenka helped launch Dish TV, working with his uncle, Jawahar Goel, for a year in Delhi.

Punit Goenka then moved back to Mumbai and ran Zee Sports.

Punit Goenka is married to Shreyasi, an art patron and co-director of the Saat Saath Arts Foundation and they have two sons and a daughter.

Punit Goenka was awarded the Business Today 'Best CEO Award' in the Media and Entertainment category for 2016.

Punit Goenka has received MIPTV's Medaille d'Honneur Award 2016, Economic Times '40 Under Forty' India's Hottest Business Leaders Award 2014, the 'Young CEO Award' by CEO India magazine in 2015 and the IAA Leadership Award 2014 under the category of 'Media Person of the Year Award'.

Punit Goenka has been recognized as the 'Entrepreneur of the Year' during the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2014.

Punit Goenka was felicitated as the 'IMPACT Person of the Year' in 2014.