THE Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday announced the appointment of Radha Krishna Sharma as the Chief Executive Officer and Justin Nedd as the Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Sharma recently served as Director of the National Competitiveness Strategy Unit and Support for Competitiveness Programme and also held positions as Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Ltd from 2000 – 2009 and General Manager of Demerara Bank Ltd from 1994 – 1997.
Mr. Sharma brings to the job over eighteen years of executive management expertise and a wealth of knowledge in the fields of finance, commerce, business strategy and corporate expansion.
GT&T, in a statement, noted that Sharma has an outstanding record of achievement at the helm of financial institutions in terms of growth in profit, assets and shareholder value. He is the holder of a Master of Commerce Degree (First Class) and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Hons.) and currently serves as a Director on the Board of Guyana Power and Light Inc.
“Mr. Sharma is a seasoned and dynamic leader with the capacity to provide the vision, policy leadership and management oversight required for the continued growth of GT&T,” the company stated.
“I am excited about joining the GT&T team and continuing to provide consumers the best value in Guyana in terms of telecommunications services. GT&T continues to invest in Guyana and bring more advanced services to our people. I look forward to being a part of this continued evolution,” Mr. Sharma says.
His appointment takes effect from March 1, 2013.
GT&T said Justin Nedd is an accounting professional with diverse experience and qualifications in a number of industries including telecommunications, government, manufacturing, and mining.
Up to recently, Justin served as the Executive Financial Officer in a provincial government department in Canada and managed multi-million capital projects for Vale, a Brazilian mining company.
He has completed the Certified General Accountants of Canada (CGA) programme and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He also possesses a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Computer Science and a Diploma in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Guyana and numerous industry certifications from Oracle, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems.
Having worked at GT&T from 1996 to 2005, Justin is delighted to be a part of the GT&T team once again.
GT&T said it is pleased to welcome RK Sharma and Justin Nedd as part of its management team.