Suresh Balakrishna

Chief Revenue Officer, The Hindu

Suresh Balakrishna is the Chef Revenue Officer of The Hindu Group, he has been with The Hindu
since November 2018. Prior to joining the Hindu, he was the CEO, South Asia and Middle East of
Kinetic Advertising India Private Limited. Kinetic is a WPP Group company and the world’s largest
OOH agency. Suresh comes with 30 years of experience in the media and advertising industry. He
has worked in organizations such as Times of India, Hindustan Times, Initiative Media (IPG),
India Today Group and Zee Telefilms Limited.
He frequently addresses seminars, guest lectures at institutes such as MICA Ahmedabad, IIM
Lucknow, Kolkata and Shillong etc. and was adjunct faculty at SIMC (SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION) for a brief period. Suresh has also developed and conducted
specific training modules for media houses in India and abroad.
Happily married, with a 29-year-old bright daughter and five-year-old Luna! Suresh loves
travelling, adventure holidays, watching movies and animals. Above all, has a passion for teaching
and training!! He is also a student of Vedanta.