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                                                      Board of Directors 


Shri R.K. Upadhyay
Chairman & Managing Director


 


Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma
Director (Projects)


Shri K.B.Batra
Director(Finance
)
 


Shri Vimal Wakhlu
Director(Technical)



Sh.P.K.Sinha
Director (Govt. Nominee)
 



Sh.R.N.Jha
Director (Govt. Nominee)
 



Sh.Brijesh Kumar
 Independent Director



Professor Abid Haleem
Independent Director

     

R.K. Upadhyay
 Chairman & Managing Director

Shri Rakesh Kumar Upadhyay is an officer of 1975 Batch of Indian Telecom Services.  He obtained B.Tech (Electronics) Degree from I.T.  Banaras Hindu University in 1974 and MBA (Marketing Management) degree from Indira Gandhi Open University.  He is also a graduate of Defence Staff Services College (DSSC) Wellington and was awarded M.Sc (D.S.) Degree by Madras University. He has successfully worked in Department of Telecommunications from August 1975 to July 1996 in the areas of Planning, Installation and Commissioning, Commercial administration and operations.  While on deputation to TCIL during October 1996 to August 1999, he successfully worked in the foreign projects as Project Director, Sana’a and General Manager, Yemen.  After a stint from Jan.’2000 to Jun.’2003 in BSNL as General Manager Jammu & Kashmir Telecom Circle he joined TCIL again on deputation in June 2003.  After joining TCIL, he successfully worked as a Chief Project Director, Algeria, Group General Manager (New Technology) and Executive Director (Project Monitoring) and other important assignments.  He has got rich experience in the fields of Planning, Projects, Operation and Business Development.  He took the charge of Director (Projects) w.e.f. 1st Nov.’2005 and subsequently took the charge of Chairman and Managing Director on 1st March 2007.

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Vinod Kumar Sharma
Director (Projects)

Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma is an officer of 1975 Batch of Indian Telecom Service.  He graduated in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Electronics from Delhi College of Engineering in 1975.  He completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (MBA) from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon in 1989.  He has more than 30 years experience in Department of Telecommunications, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Telecommunications Consultants India Limited.  He has worked in managerial positions in almost all fields of Telecom Service provision like equipment installation, project management, operation & maintenance, business development and customer service. Before joining as Director (Projects) on 9th July, 2007, he was Executive Director (Transmission & Wireless Technology) in TCIL.

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 K.B.Batra
Director(Finance)

Shri K B Batra is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is also having Diploma in Management and Diploma in Marketing. He has more than 34 years experience in reputed Manufacturing, Mining, Processing, Trading, Consultancy, Engineering and Contracting companies.  He has worked with Central, State PSUs and with reputed Chartered Accountants firms. He has vast experience in funds management, investment appraisal, lease financing, budget and budgetary controls, taxation, risk management, management of foreign exchange, dealing with multilateral agencies, Exchange Control Authorities and financial institutions. He has wide experience of BOT Projects, formulation of systems and procedure for Management Accounting and reporting, financial evaluation of the projects. He played very important role in formation of JVCs in India and abroad and their further business developments.  Before taking over the charge of Director (Finance) from 01.01.2008, he was holding the post of Executive Director (F&C) in TCIL.

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 Vimal Wakhlu
Director(Technical)

Sh. Vimal Wakhlu  is a  B.E. from REC Srinagar 1977 and MBA Marketing from IGNOU.
Started his career with NHPC in 1977 followed by OCS (Overseas Communications  Services)( VSNL) till 1983.  Worked in DOT (Department of Telecom) from 1983 to 2000 and BSNL from 2000 to 2006 in various capacities including Director Satellite Maintenance Western Region and General Manager Mobile Services in Maharashtra Circle and the North East Circle.
                  He has got more than 32 years  experience in the field of Telecom including  e-Networks, Mobile Communications, Satellite Communications including VSAT based Networks, Optical Communications, Troposcatter Communication, Data Transmission, Maritime Communications, International Telephony, Analog and Digital Microwave Systems, Analog  and Digital Co-axial Systems and  Video Transmission – Analog/Digital.

He has been actively involved in the activities of IETE, particularly the Mumbai Chapter and has held positions of Hon. Treasurer, Secretary and Vice Chairman.
                                He has been a Visiting faculty on Advanced Mobile Communications systems, and  Business of Telecom Management.
                                He is also a Director on Boards of TTL (Tamil Telecommunications Limited) and TBL International, joint venture companies of TCIL.

                   
                               Before taking over as Director Technical on 1st October 2009, he was  working as  Executive Director (TX)  in TCIL .

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P.K.Sinha
Director(Govt.Nominee)

Sh. P.K. Sinha who holds an outstanding academic record, is a Gold Medallist in B.Com. (Hons.) and has done his Masters in both Commerce and Arts- M.Com. & M.A. (Socio.) respectively. He topped the University in LL.B. Examination. He is also having a qualification in Masters of Business Administration with specialization in Human Resources.
Sh. Sinha had a vast and varied experience of working in different capacities in various parts of India viz. Himanchal Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh etc. He is presently Deputy Director General (TPF) looking after Tariff & Budget of DOT as well as all financial issues of Public Sector Enterprises under DOT.

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R.N.Jha
Director (Govt. Nominee)

R.N. Jha, ITS  (Staff Number 08238) 1984 batch: Date of Birth: 6th June, 1958; Did B-Tech in Radio Physics and Electronics from the University of Calcutta.  Awarded Centre of Advanced Studies National Scholarship.   Before joining the Department of Telecom as an ITS officer,  worked as Senior Scientific Assistant National Test House, Kolkatta under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and as a Scientist B in explosives Research and Development Laboratory, DRDO, Pune.  

Worked as Divisional Engineer (Internal) in Ahmedabad Telecom District and maintained internal as well as external plant of Telecom Network on Navrangpura Telephone Exchange.   Worked as Divisional Engineer (Rural) and Divisional Engineer(Planning) in Patna Telecom District and had been responsible for planning the network and dimensioning the exchanges.   Worked as Deputy General Manager Central as well as Jorbagh of MTNL Delhi and had been maintaining the external plant network of one of the very important locality of Delhi.  Also worked as Director Engineering and Network Planning in TEC and has been instrumental in formulating National Switching and Routing Plan.   Also, forecasted the TAX capacity both of  level I and Level II of all the Secondary Switching Area including MTNL Bombay and Delhi of the country.   Further, worked as a Director (OSP) and had been instrumental in formulating guidelines for the registration of Call Centers under OSP categories.  As director (OSP) organized India Pavilion in ITU Telecom Asia, Hong Kong in the year 2002, ITU Telecom World in Geneva in 2003 and Supercomm in Atlanta in the year 2003. 
Further, worked as the General Manager (Corporate Sales and Business Development) in MTNL Delhi and had been instrumental in promoting MTNL’s services to the commercially important customers in the highly competitive markets.  As a General Manager, Corporate Sales worked as a nodal officer for coordination with the Embassies, PMO, MEA, Ministry of Finance, NDMC, MCD, Government of Delhi etc.    Had been instrumental in formulating various tariff plans to beat the competitions.          

Presently, working as Deputy Director General (International Relations) and has been a nodal officer for coordinating with the International Organizations like ITU, APT, CTO, SAARC and bilateral issues with the other individual countries.     As an expert, represented the country in APT Forum in the Seminar on Introduction and Implementation of IMT- 2000.   Also availed ITU fellowship and participated in the Telecom Development Symposium during ITU World 2003 event in Geneva.  Also availed APT fellowship in the year 2000.  During the course of work, visited countries like Thailand, USA, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Turkey, Spain, Singapore and China.
                                       
Key Area of Interest is the reading books and Agriculture. 

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Brijesh Kumar
Independent Director

Shri Brijesh Kumar,   a Post Graduate in  both   Physics  and  Economics,  is a distinguished officer from the 1968 batch of the Indian Administrative Service and belongs to Uttar Pradesh Cadre.
Shri Brijesh Kumar has been the Secretary of Department of Information Technology from 1st November, 2004 to 31st March, 2006. He also held charge as Secretary, Department of Telecommunications & Chairman, Telecom Commission from 1st April, 2005 to 30th June 2005.
Shri Kumar with 36 years of vast, rich and diverse experience has the distinction of holding key positions in a number of PSUs as well as in the Government of India and Uttar Pradesh. In the span of his outstanding career, he had held a variety of posts including that of Chairman & CEO, Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (UP); Managing Director in Air India; Chairman & MD, Indian Airlines; Secretary to the UP Govt. in the departments of Industry, Small Scale Industries & Export Promotion (UP), Food & Civil Supplies (UP); Technical Education (UP). Earlier he was also MD, Pradeshik Cooperative Diary Federation (UP); MD, Pradeshik Cooperative Federation (UP).

Abid Haleem
Independent Director

Dr. Abid Haleem is a Professor  of Mechanical Engineering and coordinator of MBA (evening) programme at  Faculty  of  Engineering  and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia(a Central University by an act of Parliament),New Delhi, India.  Nominated  on the panel of  Independent director  for Public  Sector Undertakings by Department of Public Enterprises, 2008.
Professor Haleem obtained his PhD from IIT (Delhi) in the area of ‘Policy    Planning’  He completed  his  graduation  and post  graduation  degrees in ‘Mechanical Engineering’ and ‘Industrial Engineering’ respectively. He was awarded Gold medal at post graduation level.
Professor Haleem has more than seventy five research papers to his credit, published in international and national journals like National Social Science Journal (USA),  IJMMR  (Malaysia),   International Review of  Mechanical Engineering  ( Italy ) Fortune  Journal of International  Management, Indian Journal  of  Business and  Economics, Global  Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Vision,  Productivity,  Pranjana etc.  He has authored a book titled “Innovation, Flexibility and Technology Transfer”, published by Tata McGraw Hill, India. Under his research supervision six students have obtained PhD degree and many are working in areas like Technology Management, Supply Chain Management and systems modeling etc.

He has been the Secretary to Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management. Presently,   he is  the Director, Global  School of   Innovation and  Technology Management. He is also an editor for Global Journal of Flexible systems Mana-gement,He has extensive experience in coordinating different types of academic programs  in the field of    management and  technology. He has visited various national and international ( USA , Australia) institute  of repute. He did projects and consultancies for Rockwell Automation, AICTE, DFID, EDCIL etc. Has been members of NAAC, NBA, prominent selection boards  etc.

 
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