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STL strengthens Global Key Account Management with the appointment of Global Sales Head
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STL strengthens Global Key Account Management with the appointment of Global Sales Head

Jan 12, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Anand Agarwal, #Global Sales Head, #Group CEO, #Sandeep Girotra, #STL

Pune, India STL, an industry-leading integrator of digital networks, announced the appointment of Sandeep Girotra as its Global Sales Head. In his new role, Sandeep will be responsible for driving the company’s order book and revenues across portfolios, customer segments and geographies. In this role, Sandeep will be a part of the Executive Committee of the company.

With the world witnessing an accelerated digital transformation in the last few months, the digital networks industry is now driving a convergence of wired and wireless technologies for high bandwidth, hyper-responsive networks. STL, being at the centre of this unprecedented opportunity, has transformed into an Account-Based Organisation and is driving tremendous customer value through a solution-based approach and deep engagement. Sandeep’s appointment is in line with this strategic shift and will bolster STL’s efforts to realise the digital dreams of its customers across the globe.

Prior to joining STL, Sandeep was associated with Nokia for 24 years. For the last 10 years, he held multiple executive roles such as Head of India, Head of Asia Pacific and Japan, and Head of Global Sales Transformation. A well-recognised expert in the technology sector, Sandeep has played an instrumental role in delivering formidable financial performance for Nokia India. He is also credited with driving customer intimacy across markets and building agile market-facing organisations.

Commenting on Sandeep’s appointment, Anand Agarwal, Group CEO, STL, said: “As a digital networks integrator, our key account partnerships fuel our business growth as we craft customised and innovative solutions for their core business objectives. Sandeep’s expertise in building long-term partnerships and driving customer value in the digital space will play a pivotal role in establishing us as a solution provider of choice as well as elevate our customer engagement. I welcome him to the STL family.”

“STL has created a niche for itself in the digital networks space with its next-gen converged solutions and the time is opportune for us to scale this business across segments and geographies,” said Sandeep Girotra. “I believe India-based global technology leaders like STL will play a defining role in the future of digital networks. I look forward to driving STL’s future growth journey while creating value for our customers and us.”

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STL appoints Mihir Modi as Chief Financial Officer

Oct 6, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Anand Agarwal, #Mihir Modi, #STL [NSE: STRTECH]

Pune, India – Oct 2020: STL [NSE: STRTECH], an industry-leading integrator of digital networks, has announced the appointment of Mr. Mihir Modi as its Chief Financial Officer. Mihir will lead all financial matters of the company and work closely with the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.

Mihir is an experienced management professional with over 20 years of a career spanning finance, M&A, strategy and general management, across large scale listed companies and early-stage start-ups in India, Europe and Africa.

Most recently he has co-founded a contemporary digital media content company and led Zee Entertainment as its Chief Business Officer and CFO.  Before Joining Zee, Mihir has worked with Ernst &Young, Novartis Pharma in Europe and Godrej Consumer Products.

Mihir is a qualified Chartered Accountant and an MBA from the Indian School of Business.

On joining STL as the CFO, Mihir Modi said, “The world has entered a decade of network creation that will ensure connectivity and comprehensive digital experiences for all. A high bandwidth, responsive and agile digital platform has become a global necessity, and STL is poised to be a global leader with its suite of end-to-end digital network solutions. I am excited to work with the leadership team to take STL’s performance to new levels.”

Emphasising the impact of this announcement, Anand Agarwal, Group CEO, STL, said “We are delighted to welcome Mihir as the Chief Financial Officer of STL. Mihir is a finance professional with a wide range of experiences in digital growth businesses. Mihir’s experience in building deep industry alliances, managing internal efficiencies and eventually delivering consistent shareholder value, will help bolster STL’s strategy to deliver profitable growth.”



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STL strengthens global leadership team to drive the next phase of growth

Sep 24, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Anand Agarwal, #Luis, #Mayur, #Stephen, #STL [NSE: STRTECH], #Tushar

STL [NSE: STRTECH] has been driving towards building advanced solutions for digital networks. These include converged access network offerings, both for optical and wireless networks, with disaggregated software and hardware capabilities. In line with this strategic shift, the company has transformed into an Account-Based Organisation with a suite of integrated end-to-end solutions.

STL recently enhanced the technology leadership with the addition of Dr.Krish Prabhu to its Advisory Board. Continuing with these macro shifts, STL announced a series of customer segment leadership appointments. Stephen Szymanski has joined STL as General Manager and Regional Commercial Executive, Americas; Luis Fernando Leon, Sales Manager, Central America; Mayur Tanna, Head- Enterprise Business, India; and Tushar Shah, Key Account Manager, United Kingdom. These accomplished professionals will drive the next phase of growth globally for STL. These seasoned leaders bring in extensive experience in driving the growth of technology and services that support the digital experience needs of today’s consumer. They have been credited to collaborate with customers and offer technology solutions and businesses in their zones of expertise and continually deliver sustainable growth in Optical Interconnects, virtualised Radio wireless networks and many other technology verticals.

 Stephen has over 25 years of experience in business development, product management, and executive leadership. Before joining STL, Stephen was Senior Vice PresidentTelecom, for Prysmian Group in North America, where he managed a large portfolio of responsibilities with a keen focus on strategy and operational execution. He has been associated with organizations like EIS Inc., Fiber Optic Sensing Association (FOSA), and Fiber Broadband Association (FBA). Stephen graduated from College of Charleston and has pursued executive education from SDA Bocconi School of Management and Rutgers University School of Business.

 Luis joined STL from Corning Incorporated where he was a top performer excelling throughout in business development and account management areas. With over 24 years of work experience, he has also been associated with organizations like 3M, Prysmian, and Siemens. Luis holds a Master’s degree from the National University of Colombia.

 Mayur comes with extensive experience in digital transformation, Enterprise IoT, and telecom infrastructure. He has over 25 years of experience spanning Telecom, 4G/5G Networks, IoT Business and Enterprise business strategy in companies like Siemens, Marconi, Ericsson, Augere, Aircel and Mobilogix. In his last role, he was the Vice President with Mobilogix, a global IoT company. Mayur is an Engineering Graduate from the Manipal Institute of Technology.

 Tushar joins STL from Infinera, where he handled key accounts and built deep and extensive relationships with customers across Telecom, Government and Technology sectors. Tushar has also extensively worked with large tech organisations like Lenovo, Huawei, Ciena in various sales and business development roles. Tushar holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from the University of Hertfordshire.

On these key appointments, Anand Agarwal, Group CEO, STL, said: “I am excited to welcome
Stephen, Luis, Mayur, and Tushar to the STL family. STL will benefit from their global experience and
domain expertise in driving our customer engagement through the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Our
customers worldwide depend on us now more than ever to drive end-to-end solutions for their
specific needs. I am sure these global domain leaders will help us continue to empower our customers
and execute our strategic growth plans.”