Reliance Jio Appoints A New Chairman After Mukesh Ambani Quits
Reliance Jio: Akash Ambani is now the new chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm as Mukesh Ambani has resigned from his position as chairman, effective now. The new change was approved by Jio’s board of directors in a meeting on June 27, as announced through a stock exchange filing.
Jio Gets a New Chairman!
Akash Ambani’s role as Jio’s chairman will require him to continue Jio’s effort to make technology accessible to all in India. He will continue ‘Jio’s efforts to make India into a highly inclusive, highly digital society. Akash is a graduate of economics from Brown University in the US.
Mukesh Ambani will still serve as the chairman of Jio Platforms Ltd, which owns all Jio digital services brands including Reliance Jio Infocomm.
For those who don’t know, Akash Ambani has contributed heavily to building the digital ecosystem around Jio’s 4G proposition. This also includes the Jiophone, which was launched back in 2017. He was also involved in all acquisitions of Jio over the years and was a key part of the development of technologies such as AI-ML and blockchain.
In addition, Mr. Pankaj Mohan Pawar is now the Managing Director of Reliance Jio for a period of five years. Mr. Raminder Singh Gujral and Mr. KV Choudhary have been re-appointed as Additional Directors of the Company for a period of five years. Also Read: How To Send Emails Without internet Using Gmail
In related news, Jio has collaborated with the Indian file storage and sharing platform Digiboxx. As part of the partnership, users will get access to an additional 20GB of data on top of the 10GB of data currently available. By signing up through the JioPhotos app. Also Read: Best Minecraft Anime Skin You Should Try In 2022
Jio set-top box owners can log into their Digiboxx accounts to access their photos and videos through the JioPhotos app, which comes pre-installed on the set-top box. This functionality allows the uploading of media and even sharing it on social media platforms. This can be availed by Jio set-top-box owners through JioPay.