S Mobility Limited has appointment of Dilip Modi as the company’s chairman. The appointment of Dilip Modi as Chairman is part of the succession planning within the group. Currently, he is serving as director of S Mobility Limited and is also the chairman of Si2i Limited, a company listed and headquartered in Singapore.

Modi took a lead in establishing India’s first mobile network company, Modi Telstra, in collaboration with Telstra from Australia. He also led the public listing of Spice Communication Limited on the Indian stock exchange in the year 2007 followed with the merger of the company with one of India’s leading telecom operators. Over the last five years, he has been focusing on building next generation technology businesses in India around smart devices, technology retailing, mobile applications, online education and commerce.

Speaking on his appointment, Modi, says, “I believe that the future of mobile internet remains bright with the continued proliferation of portable devices such as smartphones and tablets, underpinned by consumers’ demand for digital content. Spice Mobility will focus its strategies on connected devices built on both 2G, 3G and other evolving technology platforms and the entire retail and services ecosystem around it to ensure holistic growth of the company".

Modi holds a bachelor’s degree in science from Brunel University, UK and a master’s in business administration from Imperial College, London.