Viacom18 has strengthened its technology leadership team for JioCinema, the popular OTT platform, with the appointment of Bharath Ram as Chief Product Officer & Ad Tech Platform Lead, Vijay Sheshadri as Chief Technical Advisor, and Shoury Bhardwaj as Engineering Leader for App Experience, Search, Recommendations, Data & App Backend Platforms.
Bharath Ram joins from Flipkart, where he led Product and Engineering functions, focusing on user growth, retention, and new product innovation. His experience at Instagram and Amazon Prime Video in ad tech and personalization adds significant value to JioCinema’s growth strategy. Bharath holds advanced degrees from Ohio State University and the University of Michigan.
Vijay Sheshadri, with over 25 years in enterprise security and distributed systems, brings expertise from Swiggy, Amazon, and Symantec. His contributions to cloud infrastructure and enterprise security solutions are set to enhance JioCinema’s technical capabilities.
Shoury Bhardwaj, formerly at Flipkart, brings 12 years of experience in e-commerce, focusing on app development and backend platforms. His expertise in agile methodologies and product strategy will drive JioCinema’s engineering initiatives forward.
