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{{Short description|Managing director and CEO of Zee Entertainment Enterprises}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Punit Goenka
| image = Mr. Punit Goenka.jpg
| caption = Goenka in 2016
| spouse = Shreyasi
| partner = 
| children =
| mother = Sushila Devi
| father = [[Subhash Chandra]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.rediff.com/money/report/what-is-subhash-chandras-rs-22535-cr-essel-group-up-to/20161129.htm | title=What is Subhash Chandra's Rs 22,535-cr Essel group up to? | first=Vanita | last=Kohli-Khandekar | publisher=Rediff | date=29 November 2016 | access-date=4 February 2020 }}</ref>
| relatives = [[Amit Goenka]] (Brother)
| family =
| education = B.Com, [[University of Mumbai]]
| birth_place = India
| occupation = {{hlist|Chief executive & Managing Director of [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]}}
| organization = [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]] (ZEEL)
}}
'''Punit Goenka''' is the managing director and chief executive officer of [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]]. Goenka is the elder son of [[Essel Group]] chairman [[Subhash Chandra]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.businessinsider.in/advertising/media/news/punit-goenka-reappointed-as-md-and-ceo-for-zeel/articleshow/71933338.cms|title=Punit Goenka reappointed as MD and CEO for ZEEL|publisher=Business Insider|access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref> Goenka grew up and studied in several and [[Mumbai]]—before moving to [[Institut Le Rosey]], a boarding school in [[Rolle]], Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/qDaZ1JBw7sW1tEbX8UCr1N/Punit-Goenka-The-mark-of-Z.html|title=Punit Goenka: The mark of Z|publisher=Live Mint|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref> He was elected as the President of [[Indian Broadcasting Foundation]] (IBF) in September 2016 for a period of one year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/indian-broadcasting-foundation-elects-punit-goenka-as-president/articleshow/53980967.cms|title=Indian Broadcasting Foundation elects Punit Goenka as president|work=The Economic Times |date=2 September 2016 |publisher=Economic Times|access-date=22 July 2017 |last1=Laghate |first1=Gaurav }}</ref> He holds a bachelor's degree, B.Com from [[University of Mumbai]] 1995.

Training initially within Essel Group, Goenka's first assignment, in 1993, was selling amusement park packages for [[Essel World]] to schools in [[Virar]], [[Mumbai]]. He was assistant to the head of Essel Packaging, the floor supervisor of a factory, and executive assistant to his father for six months. He then joined [[Zee Music Company]]. He was put in charge of organizing funding for Agrani—a programme to launch the group's own satellite. He helped launch [[Dish TV]], working with his uncle, Jawahar Goel, for a year in [[Delhi]]. He then moved back to [[Mumbai]] and ran [[Zee Sports]]. In 2005, he was appointed business head of [[Zee TV]] where he ran the content for the entire network. In 2008, he took over as CEO from Pradeep Guha.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/qDaZ1JBw7sW1tEbX8UCr1N/Punit-Goenka-The-mark-of-Z.html|title=Punit Goenka: The mark of Z|publisher=Live Mint|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref>

Goenka is married to Shreyasi, an art patron and co-director of the Saat Saath Arts Foundation and they have two sons and a daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.livemint.com/Companies/qDaZ1JBw7sW1tEbX8UCr1N/Punit-Goenka-The-mark-of-Z.html|title=Punit Goenka: The mark of Z|publisher=Live Mint|access-date=24 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessworld.in/article/Punit-Goenka-Taking-It-To-A-Higher-Altitude-/13-06-2018-151893/|title=Punit Goenka: Taking It To A Higher Altitude|publisher=Business World|access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref>

== Family ==
Punit Goenka's parents are Subhash Chandra and Sushila Devi. His brother is Amit Goenka.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

== Legal issues ==
On 12 June 2023, the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]] (SEBI) barred Punit Goenka, along with [[Subhash Chandra]], from holding the directorial positions in any listed company. This action has been taken in response to allegations of siphoning off the funds for their personal benefits from their listed entities, as stated in SEBI's interim order.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-13 |title=Zee Entertainment shares plunge 7% after Sebi bars Subash Chandra, Punit Goenka from holding directorial roles |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/market/zee-entertainment-shares-plunge-sebi-subash-chandra-punit-goenka-8659940/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-13 |title=After Sebi order on Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka, Zee share price falls over 6% |url=https://www.livemint.com/market/after-sebi-order-on-subhash-chandra-punit-goenka-zee-share-price-to-be-in-focus-11686624851405.html |website=livemint.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=In the matter of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. |url=https://images.assettype.com/barandbench/2023-06/2b80061f-7dbd-468a-857d-03b55e131648/SEBI_Subhash_Chandra_order.pdf |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=images.assettype.com}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
Goenka was awarded the Business Today ‘Best CEO Award’ in the Media and Entertainment category for 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-07-20 |title=Punit Goenka, MD & CEO of ZEEL, Features Amongst Top 3 CEOs in Consumer Discretionary Space Across Asia |url=http://www.india.com/business/punit-goenka-md-ceo-of-zeel-features-amongst-top-3-ceos-in-consumer-discretionary-space-across-asia-2336962/ |access-date=2017-11-16 |work=India.com |language=en}}</ref> He has also received MIPTV's Médaille d'Honneur Award 2016,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-zeel-s-leaders-punit-goenka-amit-goenka-receive-miptv-s-top-television-honour-2199493|title=ZEEL's leaders Punit Goenka, Amit Goenka receive MIPTV's top television honour {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2016-04-07|work=dna|access-date=2017-11-16|language=en-US}}</ref> Economic Times ‘40 Under Forty’ India's Hottest Business Leaders Award 2014,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-business/punit-goenka-receives-the-economic-times--40-under-forty-indias-hottest-business-leaders-award-2014-114050200168_1.html|title=Punit Goenka receives The Economic Times – '40 under Forty' - India's Hottest Business Leaders Award 2014|last=indiainfoline.com|access-date=2017-11-16|language=en}}</ref> the ‘Young CEO Award’ by CEO India magazine in 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.televisionpost.com/television/punit-goenka-receives-young-ceo-award/|title=Punit Goenka receives 'Young CEO Award' {{!}} TelevisionPost.com|website=www.televisionpost.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315145211/http://www.televisionpost.com/television/punit-goenka-receives-young-ceo-award/|archive-date=15 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the IAA Leadership Award 2014 under the category of ‘Media Person of the Year Award’. Goenka has also been recognized as the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ during the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2014. Punit was felicitated as the ‘IMPACT Person of the Year’ in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/TV/The-silent-leaderIMPACT-Person-of-the-Year-2014-Punit-Goenka_58420.html|title=The silent leader: IMPACT Person of the Year 2014 Punit Goenka|work=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|access-date=2017-11-16|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Essel Group}}
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