Babak Fouladi, a former vice-president for Asia and CEE with Sweden’s Ericsson’s communications group, last month took over the position of chief technology officer with Vodafone Romania, a position from which he will manage the annual budget worth several tens of million euros the operator invests in the maintenance and expansion of telecom networks and IT systems.
His appointment came as Vishant Vora, the former chief
technology officer with Vodafone Romania, was promoted by the
British group on a similar position with the Indian subsidiary, one
of the company’s major operations. Vodafone has over 100 million
clients in India.
Vora, who had worked in Romania for Vodafone (former Connex) since
December 1999, handled some of the operator’s most important
projects, such as the launch of 3G data services in the 900 MHz
frequency.
Vodafone’s new chief technology officer filled several important
positions with Ericsson, with the latest as a vice-president for
Central Asia and CEE in the Multimedia and System Integration
department.