Samir Jain: A pioneer in media business
A concise profile of the elder Jain brother who is expected to head the print business of the Times Group
Samir Jain (69) the long-standing Vice-chairman and Managing Director of Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd is expected to head the print business of the Times Group.
Samir was born in New Delhi on 11th March 1954 to the Sahu Family. After completing his B.A at St. Stephen’s College, he quickly joined the family-owned Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd in 1975 as a junior executive. Then in 1982, he became the vice-chairman and started running the company himself as his father retired. Throughout the 80s, Samir became a huge name in the media sector and started giving special attention to his company’s marketing initiatives. He became a champion of ad businesses and made the Times of India one of the largest circulating newspapers in the country. He was also one of the first people to dispense off with the Editor title.
Samir is married to Meera Jain and is father to Trishla Jain, who is an artist. The liberalisation policy in 1991 greatly impacted him and his idea of media business. He is also known to be spiritually inclined and spends months in Haridwar with his guru, meditating and chanting. In the last six months, Samir has taken to stage on many events to talk about India’s growing economy, the strength in divergent viewpoints and spiritual India amongst other topics.
Along with his brother Vineet Jain, he ran Bennett Coleman & Co till present. Both will be taking key positions in the company.
