Loop Telecom has reportedly roped in former Hutchison Essar Senior Executive, Rajiv Sawhney to head its business. Sawhney currently serves as the President of Hutch Indonesia.

Loop Telecom has received pan-India licences and is now awaiting start-up spectrum to launch operations. The company is owned by people close to the Essar Group.

It is in news offlate due to differences between Vodafone and Essar as Vodafone alleges that Essar’s move to have stake in loop Telecom is violation of shareholders agreement between the two companies and also violation of the policies and regulation of the country.

Loop now follows Datacom and Unitech who have been able to attract top level talent to manage their respective telecom forays.