MTS rejigs responsibilities of top officials

CDMA telecom service provider Sistema Shyam TeleServices (SSTL), which has tied up with MTS today rejigged the responsibilities of its top officials as part of its strategy to focus on data services.

As per the new structure, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Leonid Musatov has been given additional role of Chief Sales Officer (CSO) for MTS India. In his two years as CMO, Leonid is credited for nationally launching the MTS brand.

"The change in organisational structure and subsequent realignment in key leadership positions has been designed to enable faster decision making and ensure flawless execution of our data-focused, voice-enabled strategy," SSTL President and CEO Vsevolod Rozanov said in a statement.

Atul Joshi, currently the Chief Sales Officer (CSO), will now be the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the North and East regions.

Cheenu Seshadri currently the Chief Strategy Officer will take on the role of Chief Operating Officer for the South and West regions.

MTS has secured over 11 million wireless subscribers in India and under the MBlaze brand, provides mobile broadband services to more than 600,000 customers in over 150 towns across the country, the statement said.