Mr. Mahendra Nahata

Mr. Nahata is the Founder and Managing Director of HFCL, leading overall strategy, planning, and new business development of the company. He was associated with many esteemed forums of telecom industry. He has served on the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, Indian Institute of Information Technology - Allahabad, and was a Member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Government of India.
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In 2003, Mr. Nahata was awarded "Telecom Man of the Millennium" by Voice & Data. He was the President of the Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association of India (TEMA), Co-Chairman of the Telecom Committee of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Chairman – Telecom Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He majored in Commerce stream from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.