SD Saxena has taken over as director (Finance) in BSNL on April
3, 2002. Prior to that, he was the IFA of MTNL for 7 years and was actively
involved in the GDR Issue, which was rated as one of the best GDRs brought out
by an Indian Corporate including private companies.
He was also a member of Rakesh Mohan Infrastructure Committee
and contributed heavily in formulating the significant recommendations for the
growth and development of Indian infrastructure sector. He was the chairman of
the Special Rapporteur Group of Study Group III for telecommunication
statistics.
He began his career as a lecturer in Physics at the University
of Rajasthan at Jaipur and taught for six years. During this period he was
associated with various organizations including Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research and Atomic Energy.
Among the notable assignments of Saxena, was involved in setting
up of C-DOT with Sam Pitroda and Padmshri GB Meemamsi. He was also the director
(F) in the E-10 B Project for induction of Electronic Switching System in Indian
Telecom Network.
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