User:Deepak Padmanabhan



Deepak Padmanabhan is the Chief Executive Officer of Emirates International Telecommunications, LLC (EIT).

EIT was specifically formed to build a telecom portfolio for Dubai Holding and currently has major investments in Europe and North Africa. Padmanabhan also serves as Chairman of GO plc, Forthnet S.A. and SmartCity Malta. He is also a director of Tunisie Telecom, SmartCity Kochi, Interoute Communications Holdings S.A., The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE, Dubai Chapter) and SmartCity Dubai. He was instrumental in the design and development of the knowledge-based clusters in Dubai. Subsequently, this model is being modified and replicated for implementation in other countries through the SmartCity initiative.

Prior to his current assignment, Deepak was the Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer of TECOM Investments, with a clear focus on the development of the ICT, Media, Education, Biotechnology and Renewable Energy of Dubai. He has been responsible for the development of the various knowledge clusters for Dubai namely, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City, Knowledge Village and DuBiotech. He has played a key role in the development of the district cooling business, Empower; facility management business, Idama and the Arab Media Group. He has also been instrumental in the planning and development of the Second Telecom Operator in the U.A.E., Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (Du).

He has over 24 years of experience in the telecom industry and was responsible for developing various data communication services and setting up of related business units for Etisalat, the local telecommunications company in the U.A.E. in the past.

Specialties: Mergers and Acquisitions, Investment, Operational Transformation and Value Creation.