Data Infrastructure Trust (DIT), an infrastructure investment trust sponsored by an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, has announced the appointment of Munish Seth as the group managing director of its investment manager, Data Link Investment Manager Private Limited.
Seth takes over from Dhananjay Joshi who retiring from his role at DIT and Summit Digitel, a subsidiary.
In this role, Munish will lead the development and execution of the company’s long-term growth strategy to meet India’s evolving infrastructure and connectivity needs, across DIT and all its subsidiaries, viz., Summit Digitel, Crest Digitel and any subsequent acquisition.
Munish brings with him over 34 years of experience in the telecommunications space. Prior to taking on this role, he served as the Country Director at Google where he led the platforms and devices ecosystem business contributing to the growth of Android ecosystem in India. He was also the executive sponsor representing Google with telecom operators in India. He has also held leadership positions at Meta and Alcatel Lucent.
Arpit Agrawal, Managing Partner, Head of Infrastructure, India & Middle East, at Brookfield, commenting on the appointment said, “We are pleased to welcome Munish onboard and look forward to working with him. He brings extensive experience and relationships in the telecommunications space and has been a reliable partner to clients. His deep industry experience will be crucial in supporting DIT’s growth. We also thank Dhananjay Joshi, who will be retiring from his roles at DIT and Summit Digitel. His leadership and contributions have been instrumental in shaping the business.”
Munish Seth, Group Managing Director, Data Link, said, “I am delighted to join DIT at this exciting juncture and look forward to working with teams to lead the platform in its next phase of growth. With the government’s vision of a Digital India, the telecom sector offers exciting opportunities and holds untapped potential. Building on DIT’s strong foundation, I look forward to contributing to the platform’s and our clients’ success while creating long-term value for our unitholders.”
DIT currently has a portfolio of ~180,000 telecommunication assets across its subsidiaries Summit Digitel and Crest Digitel. DIT has also signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% interest in American Tower’s operations in India.
