Tulip Telecom Limited : Tulip Telecom appoints Mr Dilip Naik as Chief Operating Officer 03/04/2012 |

New Delhi, April 3, 2012- Tulip Telecom Limited (Tulip), India's leading Enterprise Data Services provider, today announced the appointment of Mr. Dilip Naik as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). As part of this role, Mr Naik is responsible for operations and service delivery. He will drive the overall services and operations strategy to ensure customer delight across all business functions.

With more than 20 years of experience, Mr Naik has worked in senior leadership roles at some of the leading organizations in the telecom sector such as Alcatel Lucent and Motorola. In his previous role, he was spearheading the Global Services Operations for India Region at Nokia Siemens before joining Tulip. Mr. Naik has played a major role in setting up the Technical Support Centre of Lucent Technologies in India, supporting all major telecom companies and has also lead Managed Services Delivery for Bharti Airtel.

Mr. Naik holds a Degree in Electronic Engineering from Karnataka University and a Masters in Programme Management from George Washington University.

Tulip Telecom welcomes Mr. Naik in this role and believes that his appointment is a step towards furthering Tulip's vision to provide the highest quality services to its customers.

Speaking on the appointment, Lt. Col. H.S Bedi, CMD, Tulip Telecom Limited, said,"Mr Naik's sound background and his rich experience across the telecom sector, along with his skill sets will enable him to lead the team to further growth. We believe that with his expertise in driving services, operations and overall business strategy, he will be able to further enhance Tulip's service delivery processes in line with our vision to become India's largest Data Company. We are happy to have him on board and wish him the very best at Tulip."

Commenting of his new assignment, Dilip Naik, COO, Tulip Telecom Limited, said, "I feel honoured and privileged to take on this responsibility and feel proud to be part of Tulip at a time when it is poised for great growth ahead. I look forward to working with the dynamic team and I am confident that it will be a long and fruitful journey ahead".

About Tulip Telecom

Tulip Telecom Ltd. (BSE: 532691/NSE: TULIP) is India's leading Enterprise Communications Service provider. The Company's data network has the largest reach of over 2,000 locations globally. The Company has a global presence with over 3,250 employees and more than 2,400 customers. Tulip designs, implements and manages communication networks of large enterprises on long term contracts to include enterprise communications connectivity, network integration, managed services and Data Centers.

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