Vodafone Idea makes IIT alumnus Suresh Vaswani independent director

India's largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Monday said its board has appointed Suresh Vaswani, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, as an independent director for three years. The 59-year-old is currently acting as an external global advisor to US-based Bain & Company, it added. Vaswani has also previously worked at IBM Global Technology Services, Dell India and Wipro.