Alcatel Lucent has appointed Bhaskar Gorti, a former Oracle executive as President IP Platforms. Baskar, who was Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Oracle Communications Global Business Unit, is tasked to drive the adoption and acceleration of cloud and software-based networking technologies in Alcatel Lucent. Bhaskar will report directly to CEO Michel Combes and will join the Alcatel-Lucent Executive Committee.
The appointment will see Bhaskar leading Alcatel-Lucent's Shift Plan to become a specialist arm focused on IP, cloud and ultra-broadband access. Bhaskar will therefore be overseeing business units developing technologies for cloud-based networking and virtualization, including NFV (network functions virtualization), as well as OSS, the Charging/Policy/Payments activity, Customer Experience Management, Network Performance, and the Cyber-Security monitoring and prevention software platforms.
Gorti holds a Master of Science graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, USA and a Bachelor’s in Technology, Electrical Engineering, from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. Bhaskar has extensive experience in the Software and ICT Industry, having served in various capacities in Chordiant Software/OnDemand, Hewlett Packard, Alcoa and Office of Naval Research/Arpanet.
Michel Combes, CEO of Alcatel Lucent
I am very pleased to welcome Bhaskar, a globally recognized software executive, to lead our IP Platforms business, drive the software transformation of Alcatel-Lucent, and to join my management team at an exciting point as Alcatel-Lucent redefines itself. He brings to us tremendous global experience in commercial and technology fields that have a direct relevance on our future, as we increase the proportion of software and virtualized products in our portfolio.
