Reliance Globalcom appoints William Barney as CEO for offshore businesses

Reliance Globalcom, on Friday, said it has appointed William (Bill) Barney as CEO of its three offshore businesses, comprising FLAG, Yipes and Vanco.

Barney’s appointment is effective immediately, and he will operate out of Hong Kong and Mumbai.

Barney has worked more than 15 years in Asia. He has worked as CEO of Pacnet for about 10 years. During his tenure at Pacnet, Barney led the company’s successful acquisition of regional internet service provider Pacific Internet, which operationally merged with Asia Netcom and re-launched as Pacnet in January 2008.

Prior to Pacnet, Barney served as Asia Pacific President and CEO for MCI Worldcom (Verizon).

“We are delighted to have Bill join us to lead Reliance Globalcom into an accelerated phase of growth and development, leading to enhanced unlocking of value for the benefit of all our stakeholders,” said Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Communications. Ltd. “Bill’s track record and ability in reshaping the technology business will be a true asset to Reliance Globalcom.” 

Punit Garg will continue to lead the enterprise business of Reliance Communications in India, the company said in a statement.