Shashi Shekar Vempati has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati. He will have a tenure of five years from the date of assumption of office. According to an official release, he was appointed on the recommendation of the three member committee headed by Vice President M. Hamid Ansari.<br/><br/>Mr. Vempati is currently serving as a part time member of the Prasar Bharati Board since February last year.<br/><br/>An alumnus of IIT Bombay, Mr. Vempati has over two decades of experience as a technocrat with specialization in areas of corporate management, technology consulting and digital media.<br/><br/>He has worked in Infosys for more than a decade as Product Strategist and Digital Innovator in North America. Mr. Vempati has authored many books namely Broadcasting Technologies in India, National Digital Security Architecture in India, Creating a Global Media Platform out of India among others.