Former MD of Tata Communications, Vinod Kumar, joins Vodafone Group

Vinod Kumar, former managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tata CommunicationsNSE -0.77 %, has joined Vodafone Group Plc as CEO of Vodafone Business.

The UK-based telecom major said in a statement that Kumar will take his new post with effect from September 2, be a part of the executive committee from that date and report to Vodafone Group chief executive Nick Read.

He succeeds Vodafone Group CEO Rest of World, Vivek Badrinath, who has been acting as Interim CEO of Vodafone Business since March 2019.