RCOM Appoints Srinivas M as Circle Business Head (Wireless) for Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Reliance Communications today announced the strengthening of its senior management team with the appointment of Srinivas M the Company’s Circle Business Head, Wireless Business, Tamil Nadu & Kerala. Srinivas will be based out of RCOM’s Chennai office and will report to Ramesh Menon, RCOM’s National Head for GSM Operations.

Prior to joining Reliance Communications, Srinivas was working with Idea Cellular as Chief Operating Officer, managing the National Pre-paid & Distribution Business of the telco, based out of the Corporate Office in Mumbai, for a period of 10 years. Srinivas has also worked with Agro Tech Foods, Wrigleys, Data Access and Madura Coats. Commenting on the appointment, Gurdeep Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Business, Reliance Communications, said:

“We are delighted to have a person of Srinivas’ experience and stature on board the RCOM Wireless Leadership Team, as he brings with him relevant industry insights and knowledge which will help us bolster our operations in Southern India. We wish him the best in his new role, and are confident of further consolidating our presence in the Tamil Nadu and Kerala Circles under his leadership.”

An MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and with a BE (Mechanical) degree from Osmania University, Srinivas brings with him a rich experience of 23 years in the Telecom, Information Technology and FMCG industry segments.

About Reliance Communications

Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Group. The Reliance Group currently has a net worth in excess of Rs. 91,500 crore (US$ 15.3 billion), cash flows of Rs. 10,200 crore (US$ 1.7 billion), net profit of Rs. 4,700 crore (US$ 0.8 billion).

Reliance Communications is India's foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The Company has a customer base of over 115 million, including over 2.6 million individual overseas retail customers. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes over 39,000 Indian and multinational corporations including small and medium enterprises and over 290 global, regional and domestic carriers.

Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-in-class services spanning the entire communications value chain, covering over 21,000 cities and towns and over 400,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world's largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 280,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, the Middle-East and the Asia-Pacific region.