The second national operator (SNO) has appointed Ajay Pandey as MD.
Pandey has been president of Tata Teleservices in India since 2003 following a stint as COO of Tata Teleservices and Tata Internet Services. During this time, he was responsible for setting up operations and rolling out new networks across 11 states.
Noted for his experience in setting up businesses, Pandey played a key role in the roll-out of services for Tata Cellular in the province of Andrah Pradesh as well as Essar Cellphone in Punjab and Harvana.
Pandey`s appointment comes as the SNO prepares to roll-out services after being granted its licence in December.
In a media statement following the issue of the licence, the SNO said it would begin to offer services from the second half of 2006. It also announced plans to recruit the majority of its personnel locally and to follow the highest standards of corporate governance.
Pandey takes over from former SNO committee chairman Karl Socikwa, who will remain on the board. Socikwa would not comment on the appointment and directed enquiries to the SNO`s office.
The SNO shareholding is divided between strategic equity partner company SepCo with a 51% stake, black economic empowerment group Nexus Connexion with a 19% share and state-owned enterprises Transtel and Eskom enterprises with 15% each. Tata has a controlling stake in SepCo.
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