New Delhi: Arun Kumar Singh has joined Uttar Pradesh Industrial Consultants Ltd. (UPICON), a state-owned PSU under the Government of Uttar Pradesh, as its National Business Head. He assumed charge in September 2026.
In his new role, Singh will oversee the organisation’s pan-India business development, project consultancy operations, strategic partnerships and institutional growth initiatives.
Established in 1974, UPICON provides consultancy and implementation services to central and state governments, public sector enterprises and financial institutions across several sectors.
Singh’s Experience at ITI Limited
Singh joins UPICON from ITI Limited, where he served as Head of Marketing from January 2024 to May 2026. He led marketing, services and projects for the company’s North Zone-II and was associated with the implementation of BharatNet Phase III in the northeastern states.
During his tenure, ITI Limited recorded a 278 per cent increase in revenue to Rs 246 crore in FY 2024-25 and secured contracts worth Rs 3,889 crore.
Before that, he served as Chief Manager – Corporate Projects and Technology at ITI Limited from January 2021 to January 2024. His responsibilities included tender and bid management, project management, vendor onboarding, and preparation of business and technical proposals for turnkey projects.
Earlier Roles in the Telecom Sector
Before joining ITI Limited, Singh worked with Ericsson as Head of CS Core Performance (India) for Airtel Managed Services from June 2016 to December 2020. He was responsible for pan-India managed services delivery for Airtel’s core network operations. He was also nominated as Brand Ambassador of Ericsson Operations Engine as part of the company’s transformation initiative.
His earlier assignments included NPO Manager (Uttar Pradesh) at Bharti Airtel from May 2013 to June 2016, Core NPI Lead at Ericsson from May 2009 to April 2013, and Core SME at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise from April 2006 to May 2009.
Focus on UPICON’s Pan-India Operations
At UPICON, Singh will oversee business operations across project management consultancy, advanced skill development, capacity building, financial inclusion and IT/ITeS solutions.
The organisation operates in more than 22 states and has a network of over 2,500 active banking points.
UPICON is also implementing government-led initiatives, including the World Bank-funded Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) scheme in Uttar Pradesh, which has an outlay of Rs 153.63 crore, and the Women Entrepreneurship Platform in partnership with NITI Aayog. Its skilling and capacity-building programmes have covered more than four lakh candidates across multiple states.
Singh holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology. He has also completed a certificate course in Strategic Management from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
