Tejas Networks has appointed Bhaskar Ramamurthi and PR Ramesh as Independent Directors, Telecom News and ET Telecom.

Tejas Networks has appointed Bhaskar Ramamurthi and PR Ramesh as Independent Directors, Telecom News and ET Telecom.

New Delhi: Homemade telecommunications equipment maker Tejas Networks said it has appointed Bhaskar Ramamurthi and PR Ramesh as independent (additional) directors on June 27.

“These appointments are based on the nominations of the Board of Directors and the recommendations of the Compensation Committee and require shareholder approval,” he said in a statement on Monday.

The company added that Gururaj Deshpande, who has been a board member of Tejas Networks since its establishment in 2000, has resigned as a non-executive board member on June 28.

Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras. (Photo: IIT Madras website)

Rama Murti was the director of IIT Madras from 2011 to 2022. He is a graduate of IIT Madras and the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Engineering (INAE) and the IEEE. Rama Multi is an Honorary Director of the Wireless Technology Center of Excellence (CEWiT), a public-private initiative at the IIT-M Research Park, and is a board member of Oil India Limited (OIL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). ). ).

Ramesh is Chairman of Deloitte India, a member of the Deloitte Global Board and the Deloitte Asia Pacific Board, and has over 40 years of experience in this profession.

    Former Deloitte India Chairman PR Ramesh.
Former Deloitte India Chairman PR Ramesh.

He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and is involved with various regulatory bodies and industry groups. Throughout his professional career, he has extensive experience working with clients in the manufacturing, banking, financial services, technology, media, telecommunications, energy, resources and consumer business sectors.

“With our relationship with Tata, we strongly believe that the company has everything it needs to be a world-leading telecom OEM. I always value long-term relationships with Tejas and are devoted to the company. We will continue to be good faith people, “said Deshpande.

On March 31, BSNL released a purchase order to procure 6,000 sites of network equipment at a cost of 560 chlores, 56% lower than the price of the Phase VIII expansion offered to Finnish multinational Nokia. In 2018.

“We are pleased to welcome Professor Ramamulti and Mr. Ramesh to the Board of Directors. They are highly respected experts in the field and their deep knowledge and domain experience is our growth. The next step is invaluable to our company, “said N Ganapathy Subramaniam, Chairman of the Board of Tejas Networks.

“We are pleased that industry prominent veterans Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi and PR Ramesh have agreed to join our board of directors, said Sanjay Nayak, CEO and MD of Tejas Networks.

Last year, Tata Consultancy Services acquired a majority stake in Bangalore-based telecommunications company, which supplies wireless networks to the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)’s ambitious 4G expansion.