Pramod Saxena is the Founder & Managing Director of Oxigen Services (India) Pvt. Ltd.
A Chemical Engineer from IIT Roorkee,,in a career spanning 30 years, Pramod has worked in various capacities and was largely associated with Essar Group, DCM Group and Motorola. His rich and varied experience spans Telecom, Steel, Petro Chemicals & the Fertilizer industries where he has held responsibilities for acquisitions and mergers, setting up green field projects, joint ventures and managing business operations.
He has been associated with the Essar Group in various capacities as a part of their Senior Management team, overseeing some of its strategic business initiatives in the areas of Telecom and BPO including the largest of it’s time in India, USD 1.1 Bn acquisition of BPL Mobile's operations across multiple circles.
Pramod was the CEO of Essar Group's Telecom Business (1994-98)) and was responsible for many business expansions of the Group. Under his stewardship, he led Essar's foray into Telecom including a joint venture with Swisscom and Hutchison. He was responsible for Essar acquiring and building the mobile networks for Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab as also a fixed lines’ license for Punjab.
He was President for Motorola Inc. (1998 – 2004 for Continental India).As the General Manager & Executive Director, Asia Pacific Global Telecom Solutions Sector, Motorola India, he shepherded Motorola into becoming the leading cellular (GSM & CDMA) infrastructure provider.
Having been involved with the Telecom industry for over 20 years, he brings a strong understanding of the industry, Indian players and the operators as well as technology and equipment supplier. Major accomplishments made by Pramod Saxena for Essar group among others, include
Setting up of a 4 million ton integrated Iron-ore pellet complex.
Essar’s acquisition of 30% equity stake in ILVA (Italian Steel Co - third largest in Europe) through a USD 1.0 Bn LBO deal,
100% equity acquisition & financing of a textile mill in Mauritius
The turnaround of a large BPO business operation in the USA
Other Companies Established
Infinite Telesolutions Pvt. Ltd. - Cutting edge technology solutions provider to mobile telephone operators
Chorus Call Conferencing Services India Private Limited- India’s leading provider for audio/Video conferencing service in Partnership with Chorus USA
Green Grameen Microfinance Foundation- Established a unique Microfinance project for Green products focus
United Villages- Strategic Investment in a start up using technology to enable last mile distribution & logistics
He is on the Advisory Board of Lemko Corp., a Chicago based Telecom Technology Company engaged in development of ‘next generation’ technology for low cost mobile networks targeted at rural and low density areas
Ankur Saxena
(Director- I.T and Business Development)
Part of Indian promoter of group
Ankur is leading “Technology and Development” activities for Oxigen and its growth strategies for next generation payment platform and POS terminals for effective delivery of services digitally, which is efficient and cost effective.
He mentors the Oxigen team to help them create cutting edge technology in the field of Mobile payment solutions.
His deep Telecom and IT/ Software domain knowledge is extremely valuable for Oxigen.
Career span of about 10 Years mostly in North America.
Worked with Telecom giant Motorola for 5 years
Worked for 5 years at Lemko Inc, an Illinois based Mobile technology company, USA, as Director of Engineering for the core Network team for next generation mobile network..
MS from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago & BSC -Telecommunication & Computer science from University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Ankur enjoys Non Resident Indian status.
Sanjiv Lamba (Director)
Sanjiv Lamba is the Director of Oxigen Services (India) Private Limited. He has been associated with the Continental Group since 1980. His vision and mission has given structured to the modern Indian Furniture industry. Under the new economy, he has spread the Continental Group’s operations across the country in creating infrastructure for the Telecom industry.
He added new dimensions to the Continental Group, by exporting to various countries worldwide and implemented projects in the erstwhile Soviet Union. On the national front, he took the company expertise to specialized areas like switching centers for Telecom, installed an in-house research and development cell and has commissioned Shreshid Interiors Pvt. Ltd. exclusively to showcase Line A - Interior Solution Providers.
Sanjiv Lamba, born on 18th January 1961 has been involved with the Continental Group for more than two decades now. He holds a first class degree in B. Com Honours from Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Delhi University in 1982. He completed his schooling from Modern School, Delhi in the year 1979, with accolades.
South African Promoters
Mark Levy (Blue Label Telecoms, Chief Executive Officer)
Mark is the co-founder and Joint Chief Executive Officer of Blue Label Telecoms Ltd. He graduated with a B.Compt degree from UNISA in 1993. After initially taking up a position as a commodity trader in South Africa, Mark decided to pursue his goal of becoming an entrepreneur in earnest and has spent the past several years spearheading Blue Label Telecoms’ impressive growth in South Africa and its international expansion.
Together with his brother Brett Levy, Mark recently won the ABSA Jewish Business Achiever Non-Listed Company Award (2007). Mark was recently nominated as an Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur SA Finalist for 2007. Mark was born in 1971.
Brett Levy (Blue Label Telecoms, Chief Executive Officer)
Brett is the co-founder and Joint Chief Executive Officer of Blue Label Telecoms Ltd, a company incorporated in South African and listed on the JSE Limited. He has an impressive entrepreneurial history having founded and operated a number of small businesses in South Africa, from the early 1990's. During his career, Brett has been involved in a wide range of industries, including the distribution of fast moving consumer goods and insurance replacements for electronic goods.
His business achievements have seen him secure a number of prestigious nominations and awards, including the ABSA Bank Jewish Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2003) and more recently, the ABSA Jewish Business Achiever Non-Listed Company Award (2007), which he won jointly with his brother Mark Levy.
Brett was nominated as an Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur SA Finalist for 2007.Brett was born in 1975.
