Mr. Paul Francis AIELLO, appointed on 29 September 2006, is the chief executive officer of STAR. Mr. AIELLO is also acting chief executive officer of STAR India. He joined STAR as president in July 2006 and is responsible for developing strategic and business directions for STAR while overseeing overall corporate functions.

Prior to joining STAR, Mr. AIELLO worked for Morgan Stanley for more than nine years. He joined Morgan Stanley as vice president in 1997 and subsequently advanced his career to executive director, mergers and acquisitions of Asia Pacific; chief operating officer of Asia Pacific investment banking and finally, managing director and head of telecom, media and technology group, Asia Pacific in 2000.

Before joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. AIELLO was vice president, mergers and acquisitions, investment banking department of CS First Boston Limited, Hong Kong. He has also worked as a senior consultant, Central and East European Telecom Group of the World Bank, Washington, DC and was the assistant to the chief financial officer at the Beijing Jeep Corp, Beijing, China.

Mr. AIELLO has a Ph. D. degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a B.A. degree in Economics and International Relations from the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.