CONVERGE ICT Solutions, Inc. announced on Tuesday the appointment of digital transformation expert Paulo Martin G. Santos — a former vice-president for enterprise communication, collaboration, and security in a bank — as its chief network transformation officer.
”I’m eager to bring my years of experience in network infrastructure management to Converge, as it aims to bring world-class connectivity to unserved and underserved Filipinos. With a robust network, we will transform our network operations to deliver pervasive Gigabit access to all Filipinos,” Mr. Santos said in an e-mailed statement.
At UnionBank of the Philippines, Mr. Santos developed partnerships with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and Globe Telecom, Inc. to implement the first fifth-generation (5G)-enabled “bank on wheels,” a mobile concept branch of the bank.
He transformed the bank’s network infrastructure to a “cloud-ready software defined network,” Converge said.
Mr. Santos also founded WiFi Nation PH, a startup offering wireless connectivity solutions, the company added. It was acquired by Smart Communications, Inc.
It added that as head of digital transformation strategy at PLDT, Inc.’s strategy office, Mr. Santos was responsible for building the strategic road map for digitizing corporate operations and customer experience across the PLDT group of companies.
Converge Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Dennis Anthony H. Uy said: “We’re building a strong team in pursuit of our vision to become a world-class organization. We’re glad to have onboard a young, tech-savvy executive to transform our network operations.” — Arjay L. Balinbin
