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Alcatel-Lucent appoints Munish Seth as country head for India

New Delhi , 18 August, 2010

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it appointed Munish Seth as country head for its Indian business. Munish takes over from Vivek Mohan, who now heads Alcatel-Lucent’s global services business. Munish will report to Rajeev Singh-Molares, president of the Asia-Pacific region.

Munish brings 20 years of expertise and experience in the telecoms industry. Before his new position, Munish had been in charge of Customer Solution and Support for Alcatel-Lucent’s Asia-Pacific region. Prior to that he was chief technical officer and director Bids & Proposals for Alcatel-Lucent, India. He has been instrumental in strengthening Alcatel-Lucent position in India by introducing innovative business models, and helping service providers maximize technology investments. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent, Munish was chief technical officer at Tekelec.

“India is a key market for Alcatel-Lucent and for which we need a strong leader. I am also confident that Munish will strengthen India’s contribution to our global business,” said Rajeev Singh-Molares, Alcatel-Lucent’s president for the Asia-Pacific region.

Munish holds a BE in electronics & communication engineering and also a master’s degree in business administration.

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