Telstra recently named Nitin Tikku as vice president of global business development for Telstra Americas, according to a press release.
“Nitin joins us at the right time, with organizations viewing network infrastructure as an essential means for delivering connectivity and enable enterprise transformation,” president and managing director, Telstra Americas, Noah Drake, said. “His experience and leadership will help us build relationships (and) will help us maximize new growth areas and drive innovation.”
Under his new role, Tikku will be tasked with leading Telstra’s business development and growth across the industry. Tikku will contribute more than two decades' worth of revenue growth and sales leadership experience. He specializes in managing strategic relationships and new business opportunities.
Before beginning his tenure with Telstra, Tikku worked in several technical and sales leadership roles, where he was tasked with signing multimillion-dollar contracts with U.S. federal government agencies, global system integrators and Fortune 500 companies. He most recently worked for AT&T, where he was tasked with business management and growth.
“Enterprises are reevaluating every aspect of their operations to identify new efficiencies and methods of offering customers and employees a world-class experience and, as a result, they require new connectivity and infrastructure options,” Tikku said. “Telstra is uniquely positioned to meet this constantly evolving demand with a diverse mix of technologies and products.”
The executive obtained a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University and a master’s degree in management of information technology from the University of Virginia.
Telstra’s slate of projects is supported by one of the largest-ever fiber optic submarine cable systems, licensed in Asia, Europe and the Americas, and accessible to more than 2,000 points-of-presence worldwide.
“Through our unparalleled network reach and reliability as well as market-leading customer service and expertise, we connect businesses in the Americas to some of the world’s fastest growing economies, including China, Southeast Asia, North Asia and Australia,” a recent press release states.