Released on: June 4, 2008, 6:34 pm

Press Release Author: Dr BR Natarajan

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Winning awards is a way of life for this techie who has a
passion for excellence in whatever he does.

Press Release Body: Starting his wireless career with Bell Atlantic Mobile in 1997
as a director of Information Technology, Ajay Waghray was named a vice president of
IT when the company became part of the newly formed Verizon Wireless which is a
joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone.

For bringing business acumen, technical skill and passion to drive for leadership,
CIO Magazine selected Ajay for the 2006 CIO 20 Ones to watch award.

In June 2007, Verizon named him as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) responsible
for the company\'s Information Technology strategy, systems portfolio development and
operation.

For simplifying IT and showing the business how to innovate, IDG\'s Computerworld
named him as Premier 100 IT Leaders 2008

The Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) named Ajay Waghray Chief
Information Officer of Verizon Wireless as one of 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in
Business. AABDC has been supporting Asian American businesses and organizing the
Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business award since 2001.

On May 28, 2008, in a gala function held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown
Manhattan New York City to pay tribute and celebrate the achievements of 50
recipients of the AABDC\'s \"Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business\" award, Ajay
Waghray received the Business world\'s top honor thus integrating himself into the
excellence circuit.

Ajay Waghray obtained his B.E. (Hons) Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of
Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani where he was a student from 1978 to 1983. Year
2008 happens to be the Silver Jubilee Reunion year for Ajay and the celebrations
have been scheduled at Pilani in the first week of October 2008.

In an exclusive message to BITS Alumni Association (BITSAA), Ajay has conveyed \'I am
proud to be an alumnus of BITS, Pilani and BITS has provided me the educational
background and the integrated foundation that has enabled me to contribute to the
corporate world.\'

There is no doubt that Ajay is bound to bag more awards in the times to come as he
firmly believes that when a mission is taken up with passion, there are no goals too
large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond reach.

About BITS Pilani: One among the top ranking universities in India today, Birla
Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani Rajasthan which has the reputation
of pioneering the online examinations for admissions through the pathbreaking BITSAT
and setting a benchmark in industry university collaborations offers degrees in
various disciplines presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and in the short future
at Hyderabad campus apart from an array of work integrated learning programmes for
HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates. The alumni of the Institute are spread
across the globe from Australia to America.

Web Site: http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in

Contact Details: Dr BR Natarajan
Professor & Vice President BITSAA
BITS Pilani Rajasthan 333031 India
Phone 91-1596-242210
Fax 91-1596-244183
Email brnt@bits-pilani.ac.in
www.bits-pilani.ac.in