New Delhi, Satyam has further strengthened their top management with the appointment of Mr. Ian Riches as the VP-Business Development and Projects. Ian who boasts of a career of more than four decades in the Cinema Industry, earlier to his present assignment held senior positions with leading cinema chains across the globe. His earlier stints in the industry included serving as the President for UK cinema exhibitor association, along with various projects on the development and operational handling of around 25 multiplexes in Europe.

"Satyam Cineplex has always strived to provide the best in class entertainment to our customers. Keeping this in mind and also our plans to expand to metros and tier II cities in the country, we were very sure of getting on board an industry veteran for the purpose. Ian was a natural choice as what his career experience boasts of  very few in the world can match up to it in the cinema and multiplex business. What also worked as an added advantage is Ian prior experience with the south East Asian market in his stints with Warner Bro and Village Cinemas. Ian addition to the team shall help us in our expansion process to many more locations within the country apart from the excellence that we achieve due to operational expertise in the (Cinema Industry)" said Mr. Deven Chachra, Managing Director, Satyam Cineplex.

Ian who has been actively sought by cinema chain developers across the globe has been actively involved with premier projects in the USA, UK, and South East Asia He has held key senior positions at UCI in Japan , Village Cinemas, Warner Bros. for a project in

China. He also has worked on projects representing various global cinema majors at Ireland, The Philippines and Vietnam.

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Satyam Cinemas has been operating for nearly two decades in the national capital. Satyam Cineplex re-launched its Patel Nagar site 5 years back and thereafter there has been no looking back for the Cineplex major. They at present boast of 17 screens across India with 4 multiplex (3 In Delhi and 1 in Indore) within the country with plans of taking the number to 40 screens across 8 sites in 2010-11.