Don was appointed Group Chief Technology Officer in November 2008.
He started his career in the US Navy, where he initially taught reactor physics, specialising in nuclear propulsion but later moved on to communications. He joined McCaw Communications Group in the US, for whom he also spent considerable amounts of time with various telecommunication operators in Asia. His work at McCaw also led him to China, Indonesia and Philippines.
Don has more than 25 years experience in establishing and scaling new business operations in fiercely competitive environments in the region, seven years of which was with Bharti Airtel.