MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures associate vice president Girish Johar is slated to join Balaji Motion Pictures as head of distribution. Additionally, Johar will be heading the acquisition of content for Balaji.

Johar will be reporting to Balaji Motion Pictures CEO Tanuj Garg. He is slated to join the company next week.

Prior to his stint with UTV, Johar has worked with companies like Sony Pictures and PVR.