Jyoti Amratlal Desai

Experienced executive prepared for leadership roles with strong focus on strategic vision, operational excellence, and driving growth. Expertise in team collaboration, navigating complex challenges, and delivering impactful results. Skilled in financial management, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement. Highly adaptable and reliable, excelling in dynamic environments.

Pragmatic professional with solid experience in leadership roles. Adept at implementing strategic business plans, driving growth and improving operations. Skilled in financial management and stakeholder relations. Collaborative and dedicated to building and leading talented and motivated individuals.

Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.

• Proposed an evolution strategy to LTE as well as a spectrum management strategy
• Worked jointly with marketing to come up with a device strategy and3G applications roadmap
• Increased reach and impact of Group Technology even though headcount was reduced by creating and managing workgroups and centres of excellence
• Worked with procurement to reduce network procurement costs for MTN operations – changed licensing modes to RGS30 and reduced equipment prices by more than40%
• Evolved a vendor strategy to keep pricing competitive

• MTN Nigeria - Operation
• MTN South Africa - Operation
• MTN Irancell - Operation
• MTN Ghana – Operation
• MTN Ivory Coast – Operation
• MTN Afghanistan – Operation
• MTN Dubai - Head Office Group entity
• MTN International - Head Office Group entity
• MTN Sudan - Operation
• Belgacom International Carrier Services - Group Company Investment
• 14th Avenue Investments - Head Office Group Entity
• Global Procurement company - Dubai office Company
• Global Sourcing company - Dubai Office Company
• Chair of Technical and Commercial Governance Committee –2012 -2016

• Chaired a working group from different banks to develop a curriculum for International Trade Finance and Treasury Management.
• Lectured in Trade Finance and Law during evening classes for the Institute of Bankers.
• Examiner for the Institute of Bankers for Treasury Management and Risk Management.
• Moderator for Institute of Bankers Financial Markets paper.
• Represented Standard Bank on the Board of Directors for the Junior Achievement Program.
• Advisor to the Commissioner of South Africa Revenue Services (now the Finance Minister) on their transformation strategy from2000 until2005. With employer’s consent was seconded to SARS for periods of up to3 months a year to work with the transformation team. Duties discontinued with move to Iran