Don was appointed TMI’s Group Chief Technology Officer in November 2008.

Don started his career in the US Navy, where he initially taught reactor physics, specializing in nuclear propulsion but later moved on to communications.

He joined McCaw Communications Group in the US, for whom he also spent considerable amounts of time with various telecom operators in Asia. His work at McCaw also led him to China, Indonesia and Philippines.

Don has more than 25 years of experience in establishing and scaling new business operations in fiercely competitive environments in the region, 7 years of which was with Bharti Airtel.

During the course of the 7 years, Don expanded Airtel’s presence from 6 markets in India to 23 (pan-India), as well as 4 new international markets. During Don’s tenure, the Airtel networks have been successfully scaled from 800,000 subscribers and less than 5,000 sites to more than 100 million subscribers and more than 100,000 sites. Don also pioneered the innovative Managed Capacity and Managed Services models.