07 October 2008

Voice security specialist Cellcrypt appoints new COO

Cellcrypt Ltd, a leading supplier of secure voice encryption solutions, today announced the appointment of Dr Sanjeev Ahuja to the role of chief operating officer. Sanjeev will be responsible for operational leadership of Cellcrypt. He will assist with the development of the business plan for Cellcrypt’s portfolio of universal communication IP security services, and scaling the operations for a series of commercial engagements with enterprise clients.

“I am very pleased to welcome Sanjeev to Cellcrypt’s leadership team, where we will benefit from his proven operations experience and technology expertise,” said Richard Greco, chairman of Cellcrypt. “Sanjeev’s experience and leadership will help ensure that we take full advantage of the opportunities ahead of us in our next phase of growth.”

Sanjeev has over 25 years of management experience across commercial, operational, and technology functions in large and growth companies, most recently, advising global IT services group of a $17B Audit, Risk, Tax and Advisory firm on multiple aspects of its operations. Previously, Sanjeev was the Founder and COO of a CRM Business Services company, which he helped grow from €4M to over €35M in annual revenues. From his tenure as Global CIO and VP Business Operations for a mobile satellite communications company, Sanjeev brings extensive experience in the telecoms industry. He successfully directed the company’s Billing and Customer Care operations, establishing strategic outsource partnerships and negotiating $250M in global service contracts. He started his career as Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at University of Maryland (USA). Sanjeev has a PhD (1985) in Computer Science from University of Maryland (USA).

“I see enormous potential for secure voice communication services,” said Sanjeev. “I am excited to be joining Cellcrypt at a time when it is bringing such innovative products to market, and I look forward to contributing to the company’s growth.”