Eight executives from the Indian telecom industry were named in an under-40 young leaders� report released by Global Telecoms Business, a London-based telecommunications magazine. The list comprises executives born on or after July, 1, 1971.

Srinivasa Addepalli, vice-president of strategy in Tata Communications, has been featured for the second year in this regard. Another Tata executive, Gauri Raizada, won a place in the list by rolling out a low-cost home-grown CRM (customer relationship management) software service, used by 80 million subscribers.