Verizon, an American telecommunications firm, has named Vijayaraman Subramanian as its Vice President and Managing Director for India.
In his new role, Subramanian will lead Verizon India and play a key role in spearheading and evolving the company as a strategic development centre, an emerging innovation hub and drive cutting edge capabilities to boost technologies like 5G, according to a statement.
Subramanian takes over this role from Kalyani Sekar who moved to the US to take on a global leadership role within the organisation.
Subramanian has been with Verizon India since its inception in 2001. Prior to this appointment, Subramanian was the interim head for Verizon India, leading the transformational journey of the organization, the statement added.
He has also been integral to organisation-wide initiatives like talent transformation, driving innovation through intrapreneurship and engaging with the external ecosystem including start-ups and academia.
Established in June 2001, Verizon India has a 6,000 strong and diverse talent pool that operates out of Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
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