Star India CEO Uday Shankar named Chairman of Star and Disney India

The Walt Disney Company has announced the appointment of Uday Shankar as Chairman of Star and Disney India, and President of The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific. Shankar is currently President, 21st Century Fox, Asia, and Chairman and CEO of Star India. Disney agreed to buy Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox for about $52.4 billion in stock last December.