OCCP Representative
General Counsel and Director, Sony Pictures Networks India
Ashok is responsible for overseeing the Corporate Relations, Legal & Regulatory Affairs and the Standards & Practices functions supporting SPN’s businesses in India and abroad. He also serves as the Company's Ombudsperson.
Ashok is a member of the Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF)'s Legal Affairs Sub-Committee and former member of the Broadcast Content Complaints Council. He also serves on the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Disciplinary Committee. His areas of expertise include corporate restructuring, Board & investor matters, copyright, property, labour, civil and criminal litigation, regulatory affairs as well as mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining SPN in 2007, he was Senior Director - Legal & Regional General Counsel with Philips Electronics India Limited in Mumbai, where he held multiple positions, including Head of Legal Affairs for Philips in India and South Asia; Compliance Officer under Philips’ General Business Principles; and member of the India management team from 2003 onwards.
