Advisory Board

Prateek Pashine, Chief Operating Officer, Tata Communications Internet Services Limited

Prateek Pashine is the Chief Operating Officer, Tata Communications Internet Services, the retail arm of Tata Communications, part of the $62.5 billion Tata Group.

Prior to joining Tata Communications (formerly VSNL), Mr. Pashine began his career with the Tata Group in 1995.  After working in diverse industries within the Group, he joined Tata Communications, after The Tata Group acquired the entity in 2002. Mr.Pashine was responsible for setting up Tata Communications Lanka (formerly VSNL Lanka) operations and served as Director on the Board for two years. He has worked on various Committees set up by the Government of India to explore options on broadband initiatives with other countries.

He has worked in varies industries such as hospitality, software, real estate and telecom equipment and services. With over a decade of experience in the telecommunications field, Mr. Pashine was the recipient of the prestigious Fullbright Scholarship of US attended Fulbright-CII Fellowship programme for Leadership in Management at the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, in 2006.  

He is the Chairman and Board Member on the board of WBA (Wireless Broadband Alliance), a Global organization having leading telecom operators from across the World as its members.  

Mr. Pashine has an MBA in Corporate Strategy and Marketing with an Engineering degree in electronics.