Rahul Johri on 1st  June 2016 assumed charge as first ever chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai.  
•    He was appointed on the recommendation of the Justice Lodha Committee.
•    He will be reporting to the BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke and will be based at headquarters of BCCI in Mumbai.
•    He will be responsible for “smooth functioning of operations, stakeholder management and building robust strategies for promoting of sport.
•    Before joining BCCI, he served as Asia Pacific's Executive Vice-President for Discovery Networks and General Manager for South Asia.
•    He had an experience in the media industry over 20 plus years.
•    He is widely respected in the broadcasting industry for converting Discovery to an 11-channel bouquet.
•    He was associated with Discovery Networks for the last 15 years and was leading South Asia operations for the past eight years.