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Chairman & Managing Director, GTL Limited :
Born on 3rd October 1964, Mr. Manoj Tirodkar is a first generation entrepreneur. He is Founder and Chairman & Managing Director of GTL Limited, a Listed Company having its Head Office at Mumbai, India. He is also the Chairman of GTL Infrastructure Limited, a Listed Company and pioneering the concept of Shared User Telecom Infrastructure in India.Coming from a middle class background, within a short period of 20 years, with his visionary outlook, he conceived, nurtured, developed and made GTL into a leading Network Services Company, with a consolidated turnover above USD 258.10mn (FY 2006-07 TTM). As Chairman & Managing Director of GTL, he has provided singular leadership and motivation to over 3400 employees and associates of the Company to excel in their respective roles and also positioned GTL as a dominant player in the Network Services space.Mr. Manoj Tirodkar has had several recognitions like, World Young Business Achievers award, 2000 and CII Young Entrepreneur trophy in 2001. He also takes keen interest in philanthropic activities, and through GTL Foundation, espouses the cause of the physically challenged, children and women education and bridging the digital divide through spreading IT literacy among rural masses. |
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Independent Senior Director :
Mr. Patil was born on November 10, 1955 is a Commerce Graduate from the Mumbai University. He has been a member of the Board since September 5, 1998 as an independent director.
Mr. Patil has a rich experience of more than 21 years across functions like finance, audit, logistics, distribution, customer service, human relations and administration. He takes a keen interest in addressing the organizational issues, and heads the Shareholders / Investors grievances committee. |
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| Prof. S. C. Sahasrabudhe |
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Non-Executive / Non- Independent Director :
Born in 1942, Prof.Sahasrabudhe obtained his M.Sc from Nagpur University in 1964, followed by M.Tech, from IIT Bombay in 1966. He received his Ph.D in 1971 from Leningrad University of the erstwhile USSR. He served as an Independent Director on the Board of GTL Limited, between September 5, 1998 and December 31, 2000. Thereafter, he joined the Company as a Whole time Director from January 1, 2001 until September 2005. Presently, he is associated as a Non Executive Director of the Company.
Prof Sahasrabudhe is the former Deputy Director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mumbai, and was instrumental in setting up many teaching laboratories, such as the micro-processor lab, the communication electronics lab, etc. He guided 15 doctoral dissertations, over 75 M.Tech theses and a very large number of B.Tech students. For all these efforts, he was awarded the Best Teacher Award in 2001. His research focus has been primarily on image and signal processing and telecommunication. His pioneer contribution in these areas in India has helped in grooming a large number of excellent researchers. He also has been awarded the prestigious Prof.SVC Aiya memorial award and the Prof. S.K.Mitra memorial award.
He was a visiting faculty at the School of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia and at EPPL, Lausanne, Switzerland. His fields of interest include Communications, Signal & Image Processing and Microprocessor Applications. Currently he is the Director of Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology. |
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Independent Director :
Mr. Poddar was born on November 9, 1943. Mr. Poddar is a Science Graduate and holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, Boston, USA. He is also a member of The Institution of Engineering. His area of expertise includes Engineering and Finance. He has been a member of the Board since October 27, 1998 as an independent director, and is a member of the Audit Committee, and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
He was previously with Golden Tobacco Company Limited where he was the President and Director General during his tenure from 1979-1986. He has experience of over three decades in finance, automobiles, garment exports, precision engineering and other areas. Mr. Poddar has been the Managing Director of Bajaj Auto Finance Limited since March 31, 1987, and holds directorship in several other leading companies.
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Independent Director :
Mr. Ayyar was born on April 21, 1961, is a qualified Chartered Accountant, and has been an independent financial consultant involved in corporate finance and investment advisory related practice.
He has been a member of the Board since April 24, 2000 as an independent director, and heads the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Ayyar has over twenty years post qualification experience and has been involved in development and public finance, privatizations and investment banking in advisory capacity. Mr. Ayyar has spent over four years as a long-term consultant to projects funded by multilateral & bilateral agencies in over twelve developing countries around the world. These projects included parastatal review and restructuring, institutionalizing private sector initiatives for promoting non-conventional energy programs and other development projects. Mr. Ayyar has participated as an advisor to several state utilities in the power sector in India and was also a member of the expert committee appointed by the state government for renegotiating the Dabhol Power Project.
Mr. Ayyar has also served on the Boards of several Indian and multinational companies as a non-executive director. These companies include those engaged in consumer durables, aviation, networking and telecom solutions, power transmission & distribution, 3D animation, agro processing & logistics, software development, asset management, banking & finance and insurance. |
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| Prof. Shamkant B. Navathe |
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Independent Director :
Prof. Navathe was born on September 23, 1945. He is a Ph.D from the University of Michigan, USA and MS in Computer and Information Science from Ohio State University, Columbus and a BE in Electrical Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
He has been a member of the Board since July 30, 2001 as an independent director.
Dr. Shamkant Navathe is currently a professor at the College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. He is known for his work on database modeling, database conversion, database design, distributed database fragmentation, allocation, and redesign, and database integration. He has worked with IBM and Siemens in research divisions and has been a consultant to various companies, including Honeywell, Nixdorf, CCA, ADR, Digital, MCC, Harris, Equifax and Hewlett-Packard. Prior to his current position, Dr. Navathe was with the Database Systems Research and Development Center and was a Professor of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Florida in Gainesville (1979-1990). He was on the faculty of New York University's Graduate School of Business Administration (1975-79) and a system engineer for IBM World Trade Corporation and Electronic Data Systems.
He has co-authored the book,"Fundamentals of Database Systems", with R. Elmasri, (Edition 5, 2007) which is currently the leading database textbook worldwide. He also co-authored "Conceptual Database Design: An Entity-Relationship Approach" with Carlo Batini and Stefano Ceri in 1992. Dr. Navathe has over 150-refereed journal and conference publications. He is known for his research work on Database Modeling and Design, Data Conversion and Integration, and Manufacturing and Bio-informatics applications. He is on the advisory board of the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) at Pune. |
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Independent Director :
Mr. Sethi was born on May 25, 1962. He is a graduate in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Mumbai and an MBA in Finance from Stern School of Business, New York University.
Mr. Sethi has been a member of the Board since July 30, 2001 as an independent director. He is member of the Audit Committee, and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
His earlier assignments include working with Morgan Stanley as Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Morgan Stanley Asset Management. Mr. Sethi, who pioneered international investing in India, has one of the best long-term track records in the industry. During his tenure with Morgan Stanley, he set up its India business and grew its assets under management to US$2.4 billion. Assets under Mr. Sethi’s management consistently rank in the top tier in performance and risk control.
Mr. Sethi is also the founder of Sethi Capital Inc., a New York-based private equity firm that would invest in companies of the future. He is currently on the board of several companies and has international exposure and expertise in financial markets. He is considered an expert in investment banking. Mr. Sethi is martial arts enthusiast and is passionate about Kung Fu. |
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Independent Director :
Born on September 21st, 1970, Mr. Vijay M Vij, is a Practicing Chartered Accountant and has an experience of over 18 years in almost every facet of taxation, auditing and consulting profession. Mr. Vijay is a commerce graduate from Mumbai University and became Chartered Accountant from ICAI in 1995.
Mr. Vijay is the Managing Partner of P. Parekh & Associates, Chartered Accountants, and is an expert in Direct Taxation, Valuations, Financial Modeling, Business consultancy and M & A. He has effectively advised several companies on business restructuring and start up ventures, and helped them compete in tough Business Environment. He has hands on experience in providing advice on tax efficient entry strategy for India, transfer pricing and tax treaty implications. |
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Whole Time Director & Chief Operating Officer :
Mr. Charudatta Naik was appointed as Whole Time Director on the board of GTL Limited from October 1, 2007. He continues to operate as the Chief Operating Officer of GTL Limited. His key responsibilities include Strategy, Globalization and inorganic growth initiatives.
Mr. Charudatta Naik is a B.E. in Electronics & Telecom and has an overall experience of over 20 years in the Network Services space, and has held several key positions in various Telecom and System Integration companies. He has a keen understanding of the Telecom Services space. As COO, Mr. Naik has been instrumental in the growth of GTL Limited and its expansion in international markets.
He had earlier worked with companies like Crompton Greaves and Unitel Communications He has extensive experience in enterprise switching business, and is widely known in the industry for his domain knowledge. |
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| Key Management Personnel |
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| Charudutta Naik, COO |
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| Mr. Naik is a B.E. in Electronics & Telecom and has an overall experience of over 20 years in the Network Services space, and has held several key positions in various telecom and system integration companies. He has a keen understanding of the Telecom Services space. As Chief Operating Officer, his key responsibilities include Strategy, Globalization and inorganic growth initiatives. |
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| He had earlier worked with companies like Crompton Greaves and Unitel Communications He has extensive experience in enterprise switching business, and had played a vital role in introducing Fourth Generation Voice Switches in India in 1995, and introduction of First Private Feature Transparent Network in India. |
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| S.K. Roy, Deputy COO |
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| Mr. S K Roy, an engineer and MBA from IIM C and has an overall experience of over 25 years. Mr. S.K. Roy is responsible for handling the operations of GTL at large, and is responsible for building a globally scalable, business model across all revenue streams in GTL's value chain of Networks. Mr. Roy has over 25 years of experience in business management, Strategic Planning, Sales and Marketing in IT services, Telecom & System Integration Industries. |
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| He has an extensive experience in management at various positions in GTL. He has been associated with GTL for over 10 years and has been instrumental in staring the ERP practice in GTL. Before GTL he has worked with companies like Philips and AT&T. |
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| L.Y. Desai, Global Head - Sales & Marketing |
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| Mr. L Y Desai as Global Head – Sales and Marketing, is responsible for driving the Global Sales and Marketing operations for all businesses of GTL with a focus on building new emerging businesses & International markets. |
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| An industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience, Mr. Desai has led all the facets of Marketing Strategy, with emphasis on Business Growth, Industry Leadership, Revenue Growth, Innovation, and Distribution leadership. |
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| He has also been instrumental in handling several critical management positions including, setting up the North American operations, spearheading the Software & Internet Division of GTL, Investor relations and corporate communications and has served as a CFO of the group from 1992- 1998. |
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| He passionately believes that effective, high-speed execution is as important as innovative strategy and enjoys achieving turnarounds in challenging markets and uncharted business environments. |
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| H.K.Gohil, President - Telecom Engineering |
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| Mr. Gohil is a B.E. in Electronics and has an experience of over 20 years, having spent his entire career in the telecom and associated technologies. In a career spanning over 11 years at GTL, Mr. Gohil has held several key leadership roles including heading the delivery. In his current role, he is responsible for handling the telecom engineering business. |
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| He has experience in almost all the facets of business ranging from delivery, business development, pre sales to International business, and enjoys extensive relationships with global leaders like Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Nortel, Alcatel etc. |
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| Pinakin Gandhi, Vice President - Strategic Planning & Investor Relations |
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| Mr. Pinakin Bhupendra Gandhi, an Electronic Engineer and an MBA, has over a decade of experience in Corporate Management. He brings with him a wealth of experience in Strategic Planning, Investor Relations, Mergers & Acquisitions and Organizational Restructuring. |
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| He acts as an interface between the various stakeholders and the senior management. His keen acumen, foresight, and understanding of business environment have helped the company charter its strategy. |
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| Rahul Desai, Vice President – Risk Management |
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| Rahul Desai holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and a Master's in Management Science from Bombay University. He has an overall experience of over a decade in Corporate Management. He has been associated with GTL for over a decade and has held several important assignments in Risk Management, Legal, and Mergers & Acquisitions. |
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| In his role as Head - Risk Management Group, he has been instrumental in setting up the risk management practice at GTL and has played a key role in formulating policies, procedures and plans that help mitigate risks affecting GTL. |
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