Coriant announced the appointment of Vikram V. Shanbhag as managing director for Asia Pacific South, reporting to Coriant’s Chief Customer Officer Homayoun Razavi.
In this position, he will oversee operations, business development, sales and channel strategy, and customer support operations in the region, including India. Based in Coriant’s Gurgaon, India offices, Shanbhag will
Shanbhag’s appointment comes on the heels of Coriant’s agreement with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL), India’s largest telecom provider, which enables the two entities to jointly fast track the development of 5G and IoT technology infrastructure for India’s growing base of connected citizens.
With more than 27 years of experience in telecom and technology, Shanbhag brings his vast experience in building and growing operations and business development throughout India, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.
His achievements include leading sales growth by 150 percent for Mahindra Comviva where he also directed the company’s largest business unit and consistently generated record sales and profitability.
Homayoun Razavi, Chief Customer Officer, Coriant
He brings an impressive background and extensive global business, sales and management experience to Coriant, where he will be responsible for strengthening our market position, further developing our operations and deepening our all-important customer relationships in India.
Vikram V Shanbhag, MD APAC, Coriant
India is a very dynamic environment and is driving innovation in core telecom infrastructure such as 5G technology. For example, 5G represents an enormous leap forward in capacity and speed for its solid base of 300 million connected users that are currently driving data capacity requirements.
