Page 14 - The Channel Issue 2 2010

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NAME

Mahendra Nath Vyas

DATE OF BIRTH

August 1955

CAREER

Mahendra Nath Vyas was born in Rajasthan, India. After graduating in electronics and communications, with post-graduate specialisation in microwaves and satellite communications from the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, he joined the Indian Space Research Organisation. As a design engineer, he developed subsystems for India’s first communications satellite transponder (APPLE) and worked on defence VSAT networks. In 1995, after 15 years with ISRO and the Defence Production Unit of the Government of India, he moved to the private sector to Shyam Group (an Indian $bn telecom-focussed group). In 1996 he set up Essel Shyam Communications as a joint venture of Essel Group and Shyam Group, initially as a VSAT service provider with NDTV among its first clients. When in 2002 the Indian government allowed private companies to own a teleport, Essel Shyam was among the first to be granted a licence. Mahendra Nath Vyas is currently Director of Essel Shyam and also a member of the board of WTA.

MEDIA USE

Reads the newspaper first as that gives him the details. During the day spends up to 2 ½ hours on the Internet; browses BBC and CNN sites for news from Europe and the US, watches NDTV – in particular NDTV Profits with latest stock market news. Watches TV for an hour or so during dinner with the family

FAVOURITES

Likes listening to Indian classical music - could spend all day doing this