{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-04/telin-shailesh-joshi-group-head-gtm","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-04/telin-shailesh-joshi-group-head-gtm.md","title":"Telin Elevates Shailesh Joshi to Group Head of GTM Strategy","headline":"Shailesh Joshi Moves From VP Sales GTM Strategy to Group Head at Telin","description":"Shailesh Joshi has been elevated to Group Head – GTM Strategy & Solutions at Telin, the international arm of PT Telkom Indonesia.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-11-04T08:34:52+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-04T08:34:52+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Shailesh Joshi was elevated to Group Head – GTM Strategy & Solutions at Telin, a subsidiary of PT Telkom Indonesia.","Joshi previously served as Vice President – Sales GTM Strategy at Telin.","Telin operates a global network with 58 Points of Presence and more than 222,000 km of submarine cable."],"companies":[{"name":"Telin","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003xfc4/telin","website":"http://telin.sg"}],"source":{"publisher":"Hrtoday","title":"Shailesh Joshi Elevated to Group Head – GTM Strategy & Solutions at Telin","url":"https://hrtoday.in/shailesh-joshi-elevated-to-group-head-gtm-strategy-solutions-at-telin/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Leadership","Telin"],"body_markdown":"Shailesh Joshi has been elevated to Group Head – GTM Strategy & Solutions at Telin, the international arm of PT Telkom Indonesia, according to [Hrtoday](https://hrtoday.in/shailesh-joshi-elevated-to-group-head-gtm-strategy-solutions-at-telin/). Joshi previously served as Vice President – Sales GTM Strategy at [Telin](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003xfc4/telin), a role he held before taking on the broader group mandate.\n\n## Joshi's Path Through Telin Sales Roles\n\nJoshi's elevation follows more than eight years at Telin. Before serving as Vice President – Sales GTM Strategy, he was Vice President – Carrier & Digital Sales & Business Development, where the company said he built experience across carrier and digital business development and commercial growth.\n\nEarlier roles at Telin included Head – Marketplace and Business Development, Director – Business Development, and Regional Sales Director. The company said these positions reflected a steady progression across sales, business development and market strategy responsibilities.\n\nBefore joining Telin, Joshi spent more than eight years at Tata Communications as Senior Manager – UBS & SP. He had earlier served as Enterprise Business Manager at Sify Technologies Limited.\n\nIn the new role, the company said Joshi brings experience across GTM strategy, carrier business, digital solutions, sales leadership and business development to a broader mandate. Telin serves carrier, hyperscaler, enterprise and retail customers through a global network that includes 58 Points of Presence and more than 222,000 km of submarine cable systems, with operations across Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, the UAE, Australia and the United States.\n\n## Telin's Recent Commercial Agreements\n\nTelin's recent commercial activity includes a master services agreement with Philippine carrier DITO, signed in April 2026, establishing a framework for bilateral procurement and delivery of international connectivity, data services and enterprise solutions between Indonesia and the Philippines, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records show a Direct Carrier Billing partnership with Bango in Hong Kong, following a competitive tender, enabling SIM-based payments for Google Play and serving Indonesian migrant workers in the territory.\n\n## Earlier Telin Connectivity and Platform Moves\n\nIn October 2026, Telin's Vice President Ardian Atmaja discussed CPaaS and network APIs with TelecomTV, noting A2P SMS pressure and fraud as drivers and highlighting Mobile Number Verification services and collaboration with OTTs including Google and Meta. In August 2026, Telin Singapore and Peace Cable International Network signed a letter of intent at BATIC 2026 to expand Telin's connectivity resources by 1.4 Tbps across routes linking Asia, Africa and Europe, Telecompaper reported.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}