MUMBAI: Indian telecom service provider VSNL, which is a division of the Tata Group has announced that its US affiliate, VSNL America appointed Dave Ryan as COO.

Ryan will report to VSNL international business group executive director Vinod Kumar. Ryan is building a team based in Reston, Virginia, to expand customer-facing activity to the carrier and enterprise markets in the US.

Prior to joining VSNL America Ryan was with NTT America as its executive VP and COO. Ryan brings over 20 years of sales management experience in the international telecommunications field.

Ryan added, "The success of VSNL in India offers an attractive platform to develop a worldwide telecommunications provider. The US market is key to that success. VSNL is perfectly situated within the Tata Group to capitalise on its telecommunications prowess and combine it with the software and IT capabilities with its related companies to lead the industry in the 21st century."