What's the story
In a significant development, T-Mobile and Molson Coors have appointed Indian-origin executives as their new CEOs. Srinivas Gopalan will take over as CEO of T-Mobile on November 1, while Rahul Goyal will assume the same position at Molson Coors on October 1. The appointments come amid ongoing debates over President Donald Trump 's decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications.
Career trajectory
Gopalan is currently T-Mobile's COO
Gopalan, who is currently T-Mobile's Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Mike Sievert as the company's next CEO. Sievert will transition into a newly created management role as Vice Chairman of the company. A graduate of Delhi Public School RK Puram and IIM Ahmedabad, Gopalan started his career at Unilever India before