STL has recently announced a number of key leadership appointments to expand its capabilities to offer end-to-end advanced solutions for digital networks and drive its next phase of growth. These appointments span across domains and global markets in STL’s core areas of network services, software and 5G/broadband ecosystems.
STL has appointed Srinivas Jagadeesan as Head, Wireless Product Development. Jagadeesan will focus on strengthening STL’s open RAN and pFTTx hardware portfolio. He has 30+ years of experience in systems engineering, product development and product lifecycle management in wireless, telecom and networking, automotive, telematics, consumer electronics, defence and aerospace. Prior to STL, Jagadeesan was associated with Altran (Aricent), a CapGemini company as AVP-Engineering, where he managed semiconductor systems and embedded software.
Further, Keith Rowley has been appointed as Chief Delivery Officer, Network Services, United Kingdom. Rowley will help STL drive the growth of technology-led network services in the UK market. Rowley comes with over 20 years of experience in the communication industry, and has led strategic initiatives including restructuring and driving transformational programmes across organisations. In his last role, he was the Chief Delivery Officer at Flomatik Network Services – UK Wide, where he was responsible for the service delivery and operational functions of the company.
Meanwhile, STL appointed Anjan Das as Chief Policy Advocacy Officer and Saikat Mitra as Chief Operating Officer, Network Software. Das brings decades of experience in policy shaping and will drive STL’s engagement with the country’s digital ecosystem. He has worked for more than three decades towards improving and strengthening India’s Innovation-Economy Ecosystem. Prior to joining STL, Das worked as Executive Director at Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), where he conceptualised and led commissioning and implementation of many institutional mechanisms, policies and schemes. Mitra will be responsible for driving the company’s network software business, a key piece of STL’s end-to-end solutions portfolio, with a special focus on technology innovation, customer engagement and delivery. He brings in more than 24 years of experience in the Telecom and IT industry. He joins STL from Dynacommerce India (acquired by Tech Mahindra), where he worked as Global Head of omni-channel Solutions. Mitra has previously held key leadership positions in organisations like Redknee, Nokia Networks and Siemens Communications.
Commenting on the development, Anand Agarwal, Group CEO, STL, said, “I am excited to welcome Srini, Keith, Anjan and Saikat to the STL family. These are very exciting times for STL as we are looking to build our repertoire of end-to-end capabilities and enter the next stages of growth. I am sure we will benefit from their strong experience and immense knowledge in creating unmatched customer value, while staying true to our purpose of transforming billions of lives through digital networks.”
