Tata Communications names Kabir Ahmed Shakir as CFO

Tata Communications on Tuesday announced appointment of Kabir Ahmed Shakir as Chief Financial Officer with effect from October 21.

Shakir will take charge from Pratibha K Advani who has resigned from the company after a stint of over 5 years.

“Tata Communications has appointed Kabir Ahmed Shakir as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Kabir will join on October 21, 2020, and will be responsible for the strategic financial management of the company, including investor relations,” the company said in a statement.

Until recently, Shakir was CFO at Microsoft India.

“I am pleased to welcome Kabir into the leadership team at Tata Communications. Kabir brings with him extensive functional expertise together with deep understanding of digital businesses and startups,” Tata Communications MD and CEO A S Lakshminarayanan said in a statement.