Vodafone India’s CIO quits ahead of $1-billion deal renewal
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As per a recent revelation, Vodafone India’s chief information officer Anthony Thomas has tendered his resignation informing the firm about his plans to pursue other opportunities. As per the media reports, the move came months ahead of the expiration of Vodafone and IBM pact.
Requesting anonymity, officials have revealed that the $1-billion outsourcing contract between Vodafone and IBM is set to expire in a couple of months and talks are on to renew the deal.
An official email has also been sent to all Vodafone employees on Wednesday confirming Thomas’s exit from the company but the name that will replace Thomas as CIO is yet to come up.
The mail sent to the employees reads, "Anthony Thomas, chief information officer, India, has decided to pursue career opportunities outside Vodafone. His last day at Vodafone will be September 15, 2015."
The spokesperson, however, didn’t comment on the matter yet.
Thomas joined Vodafone in April 2012 and played a key role in creating a new centralized IT structure within the company during his tenure. During his stint at Vodafone, the company also rolled out several new technology initiatives including the company's micro-financing service m-pesa and also a new data warehouse.
Prior to Vodafone, Thomas had worked with companies such as Citigroup, Ernst & Young (E&Y) and Intelligroup Inc.
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Requesting anonymity, officials have revealed that the $1-billion outsourcing contract between Vodafone and IBM is set to expire in a couple of months and talks are on to renew the deal.
An official email has also been sent to all Vodafone employees on Wednesday confirming Thomas’s exit from the company but the name that will replace Thomas as CIO is yet to come up.
The mail sent to the employees reads, "Anthony Thomas, chief information officer, India, has decided to pursue career opportunities outside Vodafone. His last day at Vodafone will be September 15, 2015."
The spokesperson, however, didn’t comment on the matter yet.
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Prior to Vodafone, Thomas had worked with companies such as Citigroup, Ernst & Young (E&Y) and Intelligroup Inc.
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