Tata Communications names Rangu Salgame as Chief Executive Officer of Growth Ventures

He has made market changing impacts at Cisco Systems, Verizon Communications, PwC, among many others.

Tata Communications announces the appointment of Rangu Salgame as the Chief Executive Officer of Growth Ventures. Rangu joins Tata Communications’ Global Management Council and will lead the company’s global high growth businesses with an initial portfolio that includes data centre, cloud, cyber security, media and entertainment.

Rangu is a global business leader with operating experience in over 30 countries, having partnered with business and government leaders across diverse cultural environments, in developed as well as emerging markets. Rangu has been a transformative growth leader throughout his career and has made market changing impacts at companies such as Cisco Systems, Verizon Communications and PwC. At Cisco he architected and executed a bold strategy that transformed Cisco’s business in India and other emerging markets, with a significant market share gain and accelerated revenue growth. At Verizon he led the founding and growth of Verizon’s internet and data business into a global leader of business communications provider.

“I am delighted to be part of Tata Communications’ exciting journey of transformation in becoming a global market leader. With an unmatched global network and a strong portfolio of assets and customers as well as visionary leadership, the company has a solid base upon which to take its high growth businesses to a whole new level in terms of scale and reach” says Rangu Salgame, Chief Executive Officer of Growth Ventures.

“Rangu brings with him an impeccable track record and I am thrilled to have him as part of Tata Communications as we continue to grow our global business, focusing on heightened value-creation for our customers” says Vinod Kumar, Managing Director and Group CEO, Tata Communications, according to a company release.