Bharti Airtel and Alcatel-Lucent announced the appointment of Arnaud Soubelet as the new CEO for the recently formed Joint Venture of the two firms pertaining to managed services for broadband and fixedline services.

“I am delighted to be part of Alcatel-Lucent Network Managed Services India. This joint venture is a landmark being the first managed services operations for fixed networks in India”, said Arnaud Soubelet, CEO ALNMSI. “This is a great step towards transforming Bharti Airtel’s network to next generation IP technology while improving the quality of service. By driving superior service for Bharti Airtel’s customers, we are looking to establish the new joint venture as the reference for wireline managed services and IP transformation.”

Arnaud is associated with Alcatel since 1988 and has held key positions in France, Latin America, Greece, Egypt and India across sales, enterprises and managed services. He holds post graduate degrees in business administration and business law from the Sorbonne University in Paris.