Abraham Thomas has stepped down as the CEO of Indian network Radio City after serving nearly three years.

Former COO Ashit Kukian is returning to take over his position.

This will be Kukian’s second stint with the network, where he was the President and Chief Operating Officer from 2005-15.

He will report to Apurva Purohit, President of Jagran Prakashan – the company which owns Radio City. 

Thomas’ resignation will be effective September 30, and he will be moving on to pursue other business interests.

Kukian was earlier with iTV Network as COO-NewsX & CRO-iTV Regionals, Entertainment & Sports Businesses. His last role was President – Revenue for Times Network.