MUMBAI: Simran Hoon, Viacom18 Media's executive vice president and head of ad sales has stepped down from the post nearly after 13 years of association with the company.

In the past, Hoon was working with Zee Network as SVP. She was senior vice president at Star India and as a group manager at Sony Entertainment Television.

She has also worked in advertising at The Times of India in 1994. She switched from print to television in 1995 when she joined Sony Entertainment Television. This was followed by a stint with Vindia the dot.com bandwagon where she handled  sales for the north.

Hoon, a Delhi University graduate, completed her B.A. Economics (H) from Miranda House College and joined The Times School of Marketing for PGDMM in 1992.