Brightstar Corp. has
appointed Deval Parikh as the CEO and Director of Beetel Teletech Limited, a
Brightstar Company, effective immediately. Parikh will lead all Beetel business
lines to include the growth of handset and accessories services, sales and distribution
presence, as well as the fixed line telephone, enterprise solutions and IT
peripheral functions.
Parikh has more than two
decades of experience in the telecommunications and technology domains in both
Silicon Valley (U.S.) and India, with focus on marketing, product management,
engineering, supply chain and sales. He joins Brightstar from Reliance Jio,
where he served as SVP of the mobility business, and he also led the youth
segment and other national and regional roles. Additionally, Parikh has had
several leadership positions at Virgin Mobile USA and Virgin Mobile India,
which included leading the handset, innovation and services portfolios, as well
as the Pan-American supply chain and operations.
“India is a crucial
market for Brightstar to continue to develop our world-leading platform
for managing mobile devices across the wireless ecosystem,” said Jaymin
B. Patel, Brightstar’s President and CEO. “With 4G about to take off in
India, the smartphone and accessories segments are about to see one of their
most rapid growth phases, and we’re now investing in the Beetel leadership team
to help drive the business to its next level.”
“I am quite excited to
join Brightstar India and help usher in the mobile data revolution by having a
wide range of devices and telecom equipment for the Indian consumer and
businesses. This is a very promising opportunity to be part of the device
ecosystem in India and I am keen to drive the business to the fullest and
leverage Brightstar’s global competencies,” Deval Parikh said.
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