LONDON: Sanjiv, 46, will report directly to Orange Chief Executive Officer Sol Trujillo, and will be based in London. Sol Trujillo said: "As a world-class senior executive with a strong technology background, Sanjiv has great credentials for helping us transform Orange to become a truly integrated group. Having worked with Sanjiv when he was at Telcordia, I know that he is passionate about helping companies be the best, and a true innovator. He also has the energy and drive to move things forward quickly." Sanjiv was previously President of Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), the world’s largest provider of operations support systems, network software and consulting and engineering services to the telecommunications industry, and providers of consulting services and communications software used by 80 per cent of the US telecommunications network. He led the growth of Telcordia into European markets, generating unprecedented revenue and profit growth as well as achieving industry-leading software quality and customer satisfaction. Recently, Sanjiv was Chief Executive Officer of Comstellar Technologies, a California-based company focused on creating and bringing to market innovative communications technologies. Sanjiv began his career at IBM in 1979 as a software engineer. From 1987 to 1990 he managed IBM strategy for transaction processing, and from 1990 to 1994 he was responsible for IBM’s distributed network and systems business, leading IBM into the telecommunications software market globally. He has a degree in electrical engineering from Delhi University, India, and a masters in computer science from Columbia University in New York. Sol continued, "Sanjiv has demonstrated his ability to deal with the complexity of existing systems while embracing new and emerging technologies to bring value to customers rapidly and cost-efficiently." Sanjiv said, "I am excited about joining the Orange team at this juncture of its growth. At Orange we have an unprecedented opportunity to leverage our vast technical resources, market position and brand to transform ourselves into one integrated company providing world-class solutions to our customers."