Ankit Agarwal, CEO-Connectivity Solutions

As a deep believer in Innovation and Customer-first approach,Ankit leads the Connectivity Solutions Business in developingnext-gen solutions to address the evolving network and communication opportunities of our clients. He plays a crucialrole in STL's global expansion; he helped establish STL's presence in over 100 countries and executed Joint Ventures,Mergers & Acquisitions and Greenfield projects across Brazil,China and Italy. He is also responsible for executing strategicopportunities such as Mergers & Acquisitionsand Greenfield projects globally for STL.

Prior to STL, Ankit led the Corporate Strategy of Vedanta Resources and played a key role in Vedanta’s strategic transactions including its $8.6 billion acquisition of Cairn India,and $2.6 billion bid for ASARCO. As an Analyst at the Investment Banking division ofDeutsche Bank (London) prior to his stint at Vedanta, he played a significant role incross-border transactions such as Tata Steel’s acquisition of Corus for US$12 billion & Eurasian Natural Resources $2.7 billion IPO.

Ankit holds a Bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California and an MBA degree from London Business School.

About STLSTL 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 SystemIntegration, we are the industry’s leading end-to-end solutions provider for global digitalnetworks. We partner with global telecom companies, cloud companies, citizen networks and large enterprises to deliver solutions for their fixed and wireless networks for currentand future needs.

We believe in harnessing technology to create a world with next generation connectedexperiences that transform everyday living. With an intense focus on end-to-end networksolutions development, we conduct fundamental research in next-generation networkapplications at our Centre of Excellence. STL has a strong global presence with next-genoptical preform, fibre and cable manufacturing facilities in India, Italy, China and Brazil,along with two software-development center’s across India and one data Centre designfacility in the UK.