Mr. Rajiv Mehrotra

Chairman, Shyamgroup

Rajiv Mehrotra is the Founder and Chairman of Shyam – India's leading diversified telecommunications group.

He founded Shyam Telelink – now Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL)–the Indo-Russian joint venture which operates MTS mobile services in India. VNL (Vihaan Networks Ltd), launched by Mr. Mehrotra in 2004, is on a mission to connect the billions of unconnected across the world using sustainable technology for voice and data services. VNL is a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. His latest entrepreneurial effort, Shyam Networks, is focused on data networks, security and surveillance solutions.

Mr. Mehrotra is also an active industry spokesperson, and is the President of Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association of India (TEMA).