Pune, India - 23 Sept 2020: 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.”
About STL - Sterlite Technologies Ltd:
STL is an industry-leading integrator of digital networks.
We design and integrate these digital networks for our customers. With core capabilities in
Optical Interconnect, Virtualised Access Solutions, Network Software and System Integration, we
are the industry’s leading end-to-end solutions provider for global digital networks. We partner
with global telecom companies, cloud companies, citizen networks and large enterprises to
deliver solutions for their fixed and wireless networks for current and future needs.
We believe in harnessing technology to create a world with next generation connected
experiences that transform everyday living. With intense focus on end-to-end network solutions
development, we conduct fundamental research in next-generation network applications at our
Centre of Excellence. STL has a strong global presence with next-gen optical preform, fibre and
cable manufacturing facilities in India, Italy, China and Brazil, along with two softwaredevelopment center’s across India and one data centre design facility in the UK.
