Tata Communications Limited announced that Vinod Kumar, Director on its Board, has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of the company. He replaces N Srinath who has been appointed as the MD & CEO at Tata Teleservices Ltd. and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd. These changes would be effective February 1, 2011. Srinath will continue to be a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Tata Communications Ltd and some of its subsidiary/associate companies such as Neotel.

Kumar joined Tata Communications in April 2004, just when the company was embarking on its international growth. He was closely associated with the acquisitions of TGN and Teleglobe and assumed responsibility as Managing Director of the company’s international operations. Subsequently, he was promoted as the Chief Operating Officer, and currently manages the Global Data Business Unit as well as the Engineering and Operations functions.

A graduate from BITS, Pilani, Vinod Kumar has over 20 years of experience in the global telecom industry. Mr. Kumar said, “Srinath has been a great leader and motivating force for Tata Communications; I look forward to working closely with him in his new role. Tata Communications’ vision of a new world of communications resonates well with what our customers are seeking in the current, rapidly changing environment. It will be a great honour for me to lead the highly capable team at Tata Communications towards this vision.”