Donald James Rae is a Principal of AEC Advisory responsible for Philippines. Don has spent the past 20 years working in Asia with several senior executive roles held in leading operators across the region. He was formerly Senior VP of Group Business Development and Regional Operations at Axiata Group Berhad (2010-13), Chief Executive Officer of Essar Telecommunications (now Vodafone India) (2007-8), Chief Operations Advisor (Officer) to Smart Communications Inc., a subsidiary of PLDT and Assistant to PLDT Group Chief Executive Officer (1999-2007) and Chief Operating Officer of Time Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia (1997-98). Prior to these roles he was a Partner of Deloitte & Touche Management Consulting in Hong Kong focused on telecom & media. Don holds an MBA from Western Ontario University and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada