The recently-launched venture between some of the world's larger telecom operators and Ericsson announced the appointment of Anthony Bartolo as its Chief Executive Officer and the name of the new company ­ Aduna. Bartolo is a veteran tech executive with more than 30 years of experience scaling global businesses, driving new commercial strategies, and motivating cross-functional teams to achieve exceptional growth. Most recently, Bartolo served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Vonage and earlier at Bandwidth.

Prior to Bandwidth, Bartolo was Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer at Avaya, where he led the transition to a Software as a Service-based business model, resulting in an 11-fold increase in annual recurring revenue and significant new customer wins. Before that, Bartolo held several executive roles at Tata Communications, including President of Mobility and Chief Product Officer. His accomplishments included designing and implementing a more competitive product strategy, spearheading the company?s expansion into new market segments, securing new strategic partnerships and expanding the company?s global footprint.

Bartolo will assume his responsibilities as CEO on January 20, 2025. The closing of the venture is expected later this year, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.