Telewings Communications, the Indian subsidiary of Norway-based Telenor, has appointed Vivek Sood as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Morten Karlsen S?rby has stepped down from the role of CEO of Uninor (the brand name of Telewings Communications) and will assume a new role in the Telenor Group. Uninor has also appointed Upanga Dutta as its chief marketing officer (CMO) replacing Rajeev Sethi, who has been appointed as the new CEO of Telenor?s Bangladesh business, Grameenphone. All the changes in the leadership will be effective from December 1, 2014, but Sorby will remain as an advisor to the Uninor management until January 1, 2015.
Vivek Sood is moving back to India from his position as CEO in Grameenphone. Before moving to Grameenphone, Sood was the chief financial officer (CFO) at Uninor. He has more than 20 years of experience with companies such as Tata AIG Life Insurance, Hutchison Telecom, Tupperware India and Hindustan Lever Limited (Unilever).
Rajeev Sethi, who has been appointed as the new CEO of Grameenphone, has served as the CMO in Uninor for nearly two years. Prior to that, Sethi spent more than three years as the head of Uninor?s Uttar Pradesh (East) circle. He has significant ICT industry experience including executive engagements in companies such as Vodafone, HP, Hutchison Telecom and Asian Paints.
Upanga Dutta, Uninor?s new CMO, has served as the senior vice president and head of company?s UP (East) circle. Upanga was part of the team that launched services in Mumbai. Prior to joining Uninor in 2009, Upanga worked with Idea Cellular, Bharti Airtel and Carrier Aircon.
