Telefónica Deutschland announced that Mallik Rao (Yelamate Mallikarjuna Rao) will be the future Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the company. As a member of the Management Board, he will be responsible for the Company's mobile and fixed-network operations. As of mid of October 2019, Mallik Rao is to succeed Cayetano Carbajo Martin. Mallik Rao has more than 25 years of experience in the international telecommunications industry. He began his professional career in 1993 at TATA Telecom, followed by positions at ERICSSON and Nortel Networks. For the first time, Rao assumed a leading management position with the Indian mobile communications provider Aircel. He then joined the Vodafone Group in 2012, where he initially held the role of Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO) for Vodafone Netherlands. Since September 2015, he has been responsible for Vodafone Turkey in the same function.