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Published on: 8/12/2008
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Pramod Saxena
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Pramod Saxena is the Founder Director of Oxigen Services (India) Pvt.Ltd. (Oxigen), a company that has fast grown into one-stop online payment solution for various services, using an IT enabled platform that connects over 35,000 customer touch points.These customer touch points are growing fast and will reach 2,00,000 over the next two years.
Mobile Value Added Services (VAS) revenues are expected to grow exponentially over the coming years.Leveraging Oxigen reach to the subscribers, Mr. Pramod Saxena envisioned a unique VAS delivery platform that will provide an eco-system for content providers and application developers to exploit the VAS market potential.Oxigen Infovision has created the brand "Bugzy" to facilitate this business.
A Chemical Engineer from IIT Roorkee, Pramod worked in various capacities spanning over 30 years and was largely associated with Essar Group, DCM Group and Motorola.His rich and varied experience spans Telecom, Steel, Petro Chemicals & Fertilizer industries where he had responsibilities for acquisitions and mergers, setting up green field projects, joint ventures and managing business operations.
He has been associated with Essar Group in various capacities as a part of Senior Management team, overseeing some of its strategic business initiatives in the areas of Telecom and BPO including US$1.1 Bn acquisition of BPL Mobile's operations across multiple circles.
Pramod was the CEO of Essar Group's Telecom Business (1994-98) and was responsible for many business expansions of the Group.Under his stewardship, he led Essar's foray into telecom including joint venture with Swisscom and Hutchison.He was responsible for Essar acquiring and building out the mobile networks for Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab and a fixed lines license for Punjab.
He was President (Continental India) for Motorola Inc. from 1998 - 2004.As the General Manager & Executive Director, Asia Pacific Global Telecom Solutions Sector, Motorola India, he led Motorola to be the leading cellular (GSM & CDMA) infrastructure provider.
He is on the Advisory Board of Lemko Corp., a Chicago based telecom technology company engaged in development of next generation - technology for low cost mobile networks for rural and low density areas.
Having been involved with the telecom industry for over 13 years, he brings a strong understanding of the industry, Indian players and the operators as well as technology and equipment suppliers.His other major accomplishments for Essar group include setting up of a 4 million ton integrated Iron-ore pellet complex, Essar's acquisition of 30% equity stake in ILVA (Italian Steel Co - third largest in Europe) through a $1b LBO deal, and 100% equity acquisition & financing of a textile mill in Mauritius and turnaround of a large BPO business operation in the USA, among others.