(20 December 2007 4:25 pm)

BANGALORE: British Telecommunications (BT) announced the appointment of Sudhir Narang as managing director for the company's Indian operations.

Narang's appointment is effective from 20 December. In this position, he will lead BT Global Services' strategy, growing BT's presence and spearheading services in India. He will report to BT Asia Pacific president Allen Ma and become a core member of the Asia Pacific regional executive team.

Allen Ma said on the appointment, "Sudhir's appointment demonstrates BT's ongoing commitment to meeting the challenges of our customers. His strong industry experience, along with his deep knowledge of Indian customers, will greatly assist our operations in India."

BT is a provider of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services; local, national and international telecommunications services; higher-value broadband and Internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services.