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Vishal Grover

Bracknell,United Kingdom

Summary

Accomplished Senior business leader, with over 25 years of experience in the global ICT industry, excelling at leading sales teams, driving revenue growth, expanding market, and achieving operational excellence. A proven track record of consistently exceeding sales targets, fostering strong partnerships, improving sales processes, and delivering global connectivity, data center and customized global ICT solutions. My expertise in strategic planning and execution, along with a passion for leveraging technology to enhance sales processes, has consistently resulted in surpassing business objectives.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work history

Sr Vice President – Global Sales

Henox Data Centers
London
2025.04 - 2026.05

• Define and execute global sales strategies across data center colocation, wholesale sales & subsea capacity.
• Build and manage a global pipeline of Hyperscalers, cloud providers, OTTs, wholesale carriers, and enterprise clients.
• Lead high-value client relationships (Microsoft, AWS, Meta, Google, Telcos, ISPs).
• Establish and nurture strategic partnerships with global telco carriers and partner for selling wholesale services.
• Coordinate with marketing, finance, legal, and operations to align go-to-market execution.
• Represent the company at global forums (ITW, Data Cloud, Capacity events, PTC etc.)

Regional Sales Director – EMEA

Inmarsat
London
2022.04 - 2024.12

• Managed complete P&L responsibilities for EMEA region, representing more than $100 mil annual revenue for managed services.
• Developed and executed regional sales and business development strategy, increased sales revenue by 10% in the first year.
• Initiated and nurtured strategic partnerships with telcos and partners, resulting in a 25% increase in customer satisfaction scores.
• Successfully supervised and developed a team of regional partner managers responsible for managing relations with partners.

Senior Client Director – Global Services

Etisalat
Dubai
2017.03 - 2022.03

• Owned P&L for global managed services, Data Center, MPLS, SDWAN, Ethernet, SaaS and cloud services with the annual revenues of $75 mil, ensuring a 20% increase in profit margins through strategic budgeting and cost control measures.
• Lead and manage relationships with large clients, driving a 20% increase in client retention and a 10% growth in annual revenue.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the timely delivery of managed services according to client needs.
• Develop and implement strategic account plans, resulting in the successful upsell and cross-sell of additional services.
• Secured several large global contracts across banking, aviation, government and media vertical with a total contract value of $50 mil.

Client Director – Global Services

Etisalat
Dubai
2007.07 - 2017.02

• Directed global connectivity services business with the annual revenues exceeding $50 mil.
• Managed a portfolio of high-value clients, achieving a 25% increase in client satisfaction.
• Identified opportunities for increased revenue with existing clients, increasing profitability by 15%.

• Ensured compliance with industry regulations whilst maintaining high levels of service quality.

Deputy General Manager – Enterprise Solutions

Vodafone India Limited
2006.06 - 2007.07

• Facilitated regional leadership role for driving business of wireless mobility solutions across the large enterprise market.
• Consistently exceeded sales targets by 20% through effective client relationship management and solution selling.
• Accomplished more than 50% market share for blackberry mailing solutions.

Senior Business Manager

Singapore Telecom
2004.12 - 2006.06

• Achieved strategic business alliances with top telecom operators and formulated joint go-to-market plans for SingTel services.
• Collaborated with product teams to provide customer feedback, contributing to product enhancements that improved customer satisfaction by 30%.
• Negotiated and closed deals with major accounts, leading to a 20% increase in average deal size.

National Account Manager

Tata Communications Limited
2001.10 - 2004.11

• Managed key accounts and secured several high-value contracts, contributing to a 30% increase in market share.
• Implemented innovative client retention strategies, reducing churn rate.
• Excelled sales targets & Identified new business opportunities with comprehensive market analysis.

Education

Etisalat Leadership Development Program - Leadership

Centre for Creative Leadership (CCL)
Belgium

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Marketing

Institute of Management Studies
India

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Electronics

Bangalore University
India

Skills

  • Sales leadership
  • Global Account management
  • Negotiation & deal structuring
  • Go-to-market execution
  • Hyperscalers and cloud
  • Wholesale telco partnerships
  • Global ICT solutions
  • Data Centre, SaaS, Cloud, IOT

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

  • Preferred Job Location: Any International
  • Preferred Industry: Telecom/ ICT
  • Interests and activities: Travelling, Reading and Sports

Timeline

Sr Vice President – Global Sales

Henox Data Centers
2025.04 - 2026.05

Regional Sales Director – EMEA

Inmarsat
2022.04 - 2024.12

Senior Client Director – Global Services

Etisalat
2017.03 - 2022.03

Client Director – Global Services

Etisalat
2007.07 - 2017.02

Deputy General Manager – Enterprise Solutions

Vodafone India Limited
2006.06 - 2007.07

Senior Business Manager

Singapore Telecom
2004.12 - 2006.06

National Account Manager

Tata Communications Limited
2001.10 - 2004.11

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Marketing

Institute of Management Studies

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Electronics

Bangalore University

Etisalat Leadership Development Program - Leadership

Centre for Creative Leadership (CCL)
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