Railtel Corporation Designates CTO and CISO as Senior Management Personnel
Railtel Corporation of India Limited announced that its Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) have been designated as Senior Management Personnel following a revision in the company’s Materiality Policy. The board of directors approved this change during a meeting held on April 13, 2026.The policy revision ensures that the CTO and CISO are now considered Senior Management Personnel under the company's updated regulations. Both positions were officially recognized as such, effective April 13, 2026.
Senior Management Personnel Profiles
The company’s two senior technology leaders, Shri R S Mani and Shri Ravi Kant Prasad, bring deep expertise in digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, and operational excellence, guiding Railtel’s mission to deliver world-class ICT and digital public infrastructure.| Particulars | Shri R S Mani, Chief Technology Officer | Shri Ravi Kant Prasad, Chief Information Security Officer |
|---|---|---|
| Reason for Change | The CTO was designated as Senior Management Personnel following the revision of the Materiality Policy by the Board of Directors on April 13, 2026. | The CISO was designated as Senior Management Personnel following the revision of the Materiality Policy by the Board of Directors on April 13, 2026. |
| Date of Appointment | April 13, 2026 | April 13, 2026 |
| Brief Profile | Shri RS Mani is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Railtel Corporation of India Limited. He is an engineering graduate from BITS Pilani and possesses over 39 years of experience in technology design, implementation, and strategic leadership within the Government of India. Previously, he served as a Distinguished Scientist at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and as Deputy Director General at the National Informatics Centre (NIC), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). He has extensive experience architecting national-scale digital infrastructure, notably serving as the Project Director for both the National Knowledge Network (NKN)—which connects over 1,700 institutions—and the AarogyaSetu application. His expertise covers network planning, cybersecurity, and oversight of high-capacity data centers managing multi-terabit traffic. Furthermore, he has advised on critical entities like the RBI and Income Tax Department, and his international experience includes a Cyber Security fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University, USA, and establishing a Center of Excellence in Mongolia. | Shri Ravi Kant Prasad serves as Executive Director/ITP and Chief Information Security Officer at Railtel Corporation of India Ltd. He leads the organization's technology portfolio, focusing on digital infrastructure, cybersecurity resilience, and operational excellence across critical national assets. In his role, he oversees dual Tier-III data centers at Gurgaon and Secunderabad, maintaining 24/7/365 availability for government and enterprise workloads. He also manages Railtel's centralized Network Operations Center, employing predictive analytics and real-time intelligence. As CISO, he designs intelligence-driven cybersecurity defenses against threats including nation-state actors and AI-powered attacks. His approach utilizes Zero Trust architectures to protect critical national infrastructure. Shri Prasad, an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer from the 1996 batch, brings over three decades of leadership experience in critical infrastructure. Academically, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Management. |
RAILTEL Stock Price Movement
Shares of Railtel Corporation Of India Limited today slipped by 0.83% to settle at ₹284.38. The stock traded on a volume of 1.13 million shares, marking a slightly softer conclusion to its session.Source:
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