Governing Council
Message from Chairman
Padma Shri Mr. Ramesh Sippy
Chairman, MESC, Renowned Indian Filmmaker, Director,
Producer & Educationist
MESC is a new era of progression to the whole education system of India with full emphasis on skill-based education rather than just theory. It is one of the finest initiatives by Govt. of India. I am proud to be associated with MESC with a serious responsibly to develop a new skilled man/woman in every field. Specially in our sector of Media & entertainment to explore & think beyond the obvious in every art & craft we are in”. I am humbled & thankful to everyone who entrusted me with this great responsibility of taking it in the right direction for the next generation of youth and we have a good team to achieve success in skilling India for a better tomorrow.
Message from CEO
Shri. Mohit Soni
Chief Executive Officer, MESC
With skilling comes great power and the ability to be economically independent. We take great pride in taking forward the Government’s initiative towards skilling the country and in the fact that we help train the aspirants in the field they desire thus leading them to a secure future being fully economically dependent on themselves. Media and Entertainment Skills Council helps in creating a robust and vibrant eco-system for quality vocational education and skill development in Media & Entertainment Space in the country. It aims to serve as a single source of information on M & E sector with specific reference to Skill and Human Resource Development in India.
Governing Council Members
The Governing Board of MESC comprises of eminent industry leaders and professionals, responsible for driving forward the strategic direction of the organization. Ensuring most ethical and fair practices for the betterment of entire Media & Entertainment ecosystem.
Mr. Ashish Kulkarni
Founder, Punnaryug Artvision Pvt Ltd.
Mr. Supreeth Nagaraju
Head Education Digital Media - India and South Asia at Adobe
Ms. Neerja Sekhar
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GOI
Mr. P. Jaya Kumar
CEO, Toonz Group Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Rakesh Ranjan
Musician
Mr. Sandeep Marwah
Founder-President - Asian Academy of Film & Television
Mr. Biswajit Saha
Director(Training & Skill Education), CBSE
Mr. Siddharth Prabhakar
Director Celebrity School
Mr. Rajesh Turakhia
Founder & Director Frameboxx
Mr. Amit Behl
Indian Theatre, Television and Film Actor & General Secretary, CINTAA
Mr. Sandeep Shahare
Director - FTII
Ms. Satinder Satti
Indian Television Actress
Mr. Chaitanya Chinchlikar
Vice President & CTO - Whistling Woods International
Ms. Leena Jaisani
Assistant Secretary General & Head-FICCI Entertainment Division, FMCG - retail Ecommerce FICCI
Ms. Garima Misra
Comms Advisor - MSDE
Mr. Pete Drapper
Co-Founder at Makuta VFX
Mr. Paras Kaushik
Chief Human Resource Officer, HT Media Ltd.
Col. Mr. Rohit Kataria
Founder & CEO, Script to Screen Films Pvt. Ltd. and Tavrohi Animations Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Dabboo Ratnani
Photographer
Mr. Vikas Kumar
Digitoonz
Mr. Mandar Deshpande
Bollywood Playback Singer
Mr. Biren Ghose
COUNTRY HEAD - Technicolor Creative Studios
Mr. Merzin Tavaria
Chief Creative Director and Co-founder - Prime Focus
Mr. Prashant Pandey
CEO & MD - Radio Mirchi - EMIL
Ms. Preeti Vyas
CEO - Amar Chitra Katha
Ms. Shruti Verma
Business Lead- India/SEA - Epic Games
Ms. Tehzeeb Khurana
Creative Director - Climb Media (I) Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Sanjay Khimesara
President ASIFA India