Giorgio’s appointment is part of TM’s ever increasing emphasis on customer needs and on ensuring high quality services. Giorgio brings deep experience in the telecommunication sector to the job, as well as a business understanding of what makes large telecoms businesses work most effectively for customers. His wealth of experience and global exposure will add diversity and value to TM’s drive to become a more customer-centric organization.

Commenting on the appointment, Dato’ Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, Group Chief Executive Officer, TM said, “TM has always been at the forefront of technology and moving forward, we require someone of Giorgio’s caliber in the CTIO role to ensure close alignment between technology and business/ customer needs. He brings with him deep industry knowledge and will be responsible for Network and IT Strategy, Design, Development and Operations, and our R&D Centres.”

Giorgio, 41, is Italian and an engineer. He has worked extensively for telecom operators, high tech manufacturers and media companies in Asia, Europe and Central America. Giorgio was most recently a Partner at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm advising leading companies on issues of strategy, organization, technology, and operations.

While at McKinsey, Giorgio served some of the leading fixedline and mobile operators in the world. Based in Milan, London and recently in Beijing, he led projects on network access optimisation, field maintenance process redesign, and launch of IP-based services. While in the mobile sphere, his experiences range from mobile internet services to sales models to business customers. He has also worked for telecom equipment manufacturers, especially on their sales approach for IP-based equipment.

Prior to joining McKinsey. Giorgio helped launch Infostrada SpA, Italy’s second fixedline operator. His roles included associate to the CEO, and manager of fibre planning. Before Infostrada, he worked in Olivetti SpA as a business development manager for Olivetti’s telecom ventures.

Giorgio earned a Masters (Sc) in Electronic Engineering in Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy and an MBA at INSEAD, France.