People: GTL Ltd (GTL.NS)

Mr. Manoj Gajanan Tirodkar is Executive Chairman of the Board, Managing Director of GTL Limited. Mr. Tirodkar is a first generation entrepreneur, founded GTL Limited in 1987, when he was only 23 years old. With his vision and leadership qualities, he has taken GTL to great heights. Starting from scratch, today GTL is having annual turnover (consolidated) in excess of 3,964 Crore. As Chairman & Managing Director of the Company he has provided singular leadership and motivation over 9,000 employees and associates of the Company to excel in their respective roles and also positioned GTL as a dominant player in the Network Services space. Mr. lirodkar is the winner of CII Young Entrepreneurs Trophy 2001. He also has the honour of becoming the first Indian to win the World Young BusinessAchieverAward for2000. Earlier he had won the Indian Young Business AchieverAward. Business Barons Taylors Nelson Sofres mode had ranked him 13th & 12th CEO of India for the year 2000 & 2001. He also received the Telecom Man of the Year Award in 1996. He holds directorship in GTL lnfrastwcture Limited and GTL International Limited. He is a member of Shareholding / Investor’s Grievances Committee and Allotment & Transfer Committee of GTL Infrastructure Limited.