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Tata Digital Taps Sajith Sivanandan as CEO, Effective Sept. 1

The Jio veteran becomes the company’s third chief in two years.

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Overview

  • Multiple Indian outlets, citing an internal mail, report his appointment, with formal comment from Tata Digital still pending.
  • He succeeds Naveen Tahilyani, who exited in mid‑2025 to take a regional leadership role at Prudential Plc.
  • Sivanandan most recently led Jio Mobile Digital Services after earlier stints as CEO of Disney+ Hotstar and senior roles over 15 years at Google.
  • The leadership change follows FY25 results that showed consolidated operating revenue fell 13.8% to INR 32,188 crore while net loss narrowed to INR 828 crore.
  • Formed in 2019 as a wholly owned Tata Sons subsidiary, Tata Digital oversees consumer brands including BigBasket, Croma, Tata Neu, Tata Cliq, 1mg and Tata Payments.