MUMBAI: ADAG promoted Big FM has announced the appointment of Suresh Iyer as regional director, south. Iyer, who took over on 9 June, will oversee the entire functioning of the southern region.

Suresh Iyer has been with Big FM for over a year as a regional programming consultant.

He takes over from Sabitha K, who has been Big's regional director, south for more than six months now. Kath, who has left the company, declined to comment on her future initiatives.Says Iyer, "We have a great product to offer with very talented people on board, and together with the entire team, I am confident that we will continue to put up a great show, as has been done this far."

Iyer, a graduate in commerce and film production has handled various functions in TV media prior to joining Big FM. He has experience in production and broadcasting domains of TV medium having worked previously in UTV, Mumbai and Star TV's regional channel Star Vijay, Chennai.