PAULA HODGINS
FROM : HPE CANADA TO : VMWARE
WAS : PRESIDENT NOW : SVP , WORLDWIDE ACCOUNTS AND TELCO SALES
VIKAS GROVER
FROM : ONEWEB TO : AVANTI
WAS : CIO NOW : CTO
A veteran of sales in the technology and telecom sector , Paula Hodgins joined US-based cloud computing and virtualisation software company VMware earlier this year following a period as HPE ’ s top executive in Canada . She also spent 13 years at Microsoft , leading the enterprise Azure Cloud sales segment for the company ’ s Canadian operations .
She is a vocal advocate for women in technology . " So often , the concept of ‘ ambition ’ is perceived negatively when it is associated with women , but I learned through watching ( my mother ) to embrace my ambition ,” she says .
From his latest role as the founding CIO at satellite broadband company OneWeb , Vikas Grover recently stepped into the CTO role at Avanti Communications Group , which is also working on using satellite networks in order to support terrestrial telecom networks . He was previously CIO and EVP of Planning at Vodafone India , and brings a wealth of experience - specifically with mobile and satellite communications - to the position . mobile-magazine . com 17