Sandip Das joins Maxis Malaysia as CEO

Posted on | December 7, 2006 |

Hutchison Essar’s deputy MD, Sandip Das, is joining Maxis Malaysia, as its CEO. Maxis Malaysia is Malaysia’s largest telecommunications companyhaving a market capitalisation of $6.4 billion.

Apart from his role as CEO of the Malaysian company, Mr Das will also have a strategic role of supporting the India operations of Maxis. The Malaysian telco had entered India by acquiring a 74% stake in Aircel late last year. Ex-Bharti hand, Jagdish Kini, is currently the CEO of Aircel in India.

Speaking to ET on his new role:

My primary responsibility is to ensure the growth of the flagship company (Maxis Malaysia). It is a more strategic role and is a different league of opportunity. I’ll support the India operations in terms of strategy.’

Sandip Das, the second in command at Hutchison, announced his resignation after spending more than 13 years with the Hutchison group. He was the first employee of Hutchison Essar in India. Prior to that, he looked after the paging business as chief executive of Hutchison Max Telecom’s paging division since 1993, when he returned to India after an overseas stint.

There has been some reorganisation within Hutchison in the reporting structure. Harit Nagpal, CMO and Steve Correa, director, HR, now report to MD Asim Ghosh while the operational directors (who look after clusters of circles) report to CFO, Chris Foll.

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