MUMBAI: Reliance Communication Inc., USA, a group company of Reliance Infocomm Ltd has appointed Michael P. Sauer as president. He will be based in New York and will be responsible for the company’s operations in North and South America. He will be a member of the company’s senior management team.
Prior to joining Reliance Communication Inc., USA, Sauer was MCI senior vice president international relations and international carrier services.
A graduate in Economics from Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, Sauer brings to the table rich experience in areas of strategic analysis and planning, sales and marketing, finance, foreign governmental partnerships, vendor relationships, merger and acquisition integration, and technology application, among others.
Prior to MCI, some of the companies Sauer has worked in include WorldCom, Inc; ITT Communications, Secaucus, NJ; and IDB/WorldCom, Inc.
Reliance Infocomm group president B D Khurana said, “We are extremely delighted to have Mike on board. I am sure with his great leadership skills, domain knowledge and wealth of experience he will help drive the company’s business in that very important market.”
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Sauer joins Reliance Communication Inc., USA, as president
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Sheeraz Hasan awarded California’s highest State honour
MUMBAI: The CEO of Tinseltown TV and international media figure Sheeraz Hasan was recognised recently with a Resolution of Commendation from the State Legislature of California.
The Resolution was presented by fourth assembly district representative Tim Leslie in the offices of the State capital in Sacramento, in recognition of Sheerazs outstanding contributions to the television and film industries in Hollywood, Bollywood, and Lollywood.
Members Resolution from a California State Legislator is the highest commendation and honor that can be given to an individual in the State of California. It recognises the individual’s outstanding contribution to the betterment of the State of California, and is recorded in State assembly archives.
Hasan has become an internationally recognised figure as the CEO and host of Tinseltown TV, a weekly Hollywood newsmagazine show that reaches over 500 million viewers in 130 countries. He has been proclaimed “The Next Big Thing” by the Times newspaper in the United Kingdom, and “Bollywoods Newest Star” by Fortune Magazine.
In May of this year, he won the ‘American Dream Award’ at the Bollywood Awards in Atlantic City, NJ. The Bollywood Awards are the Indian film industrys equivalent to the Oscars. In addition, he has received numerous recognitions from both the US Congress and the House of Representatives, as well as being named ‘Hollywood Ambassador to the Middle East’ at this years Arabian Music Awards in Dubai, UAE. He was given the ‘Humanitarian Communicator of the Year’ Award by the One Night Foundation, and the ‘International Award’ by the Friends of the United Nations and Youth for Human Rights
In presenting the award, assemblyman Leslie said, “Sheeraz is the American dream. Weve come here today to invite our Pakistani guests to take a view of the capitol building, and in a special treat, to award Sheeraz a special resolution from the State assembly, honoring him for his magnificent work in Hollywood, and Bollywood, and Lollywood. Hes got all three film capitals of the world in his hands and is doing a marvelous job in the United States and in California. This resolution Ive presented to Sheeraz tells about his accomplishments and about the great work that hes doing in the State of California, and tells about his meteoric rise in the film industry. Hes friends of stars from Hollywood and throughout the world, and now Im happy to say hes my friend also.”
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AMERICOM ASIA PACIFIC GETS NEW BOSS
Americom Asia-Pacific (AAP) last week announced the appointment of Elias B. Zaccack as Managing Director, based in Singapore, replacing Cynthia Dickins. Dickins who had been the face of Americom Asia for quite sometime now will be shifting to Bethseda, Maryland, USA following her promotion as Vice President, International Sales for GE Americom. Zaccack was earlier regional sales manager Asia PAcific for Scientific Atlanta.
AAP is a joint venture between GE American Communications (GE Americom), based in Princeton, NJ, and Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications (LMGT), headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. AAP’s GE-1A, a Ku-band satellite will be launched and fully operational by the end of 2000. AAP currently has offices in Singapore, New Delhi, and Beijing.