Vishok Persaud | |
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| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Occupation | Business executive |
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Vishok Persaud is a Guyanese entrepreneur and racing driver. He is the founder and chief executive of ENet (formerly E-Networks), a telecom operator in Guyana. [1] Under his tenure the company launched a 4G/5G VoLTE network in 2022-2023 and expanded national fibre connectivity. [2] As a participant in national circuit racing, he set lap records at the South Dakota Circuit and the 2024 Group 4 (2WD) title. [3] [4]
Persaud is the son of Reepu Daman Persaud, a long-serving politician and Hindu priest, and the brother of physician and minister Vindhya Persaud. [5] [6]
He attended Queen’s College in Georgetown. In 2023, he and his siblings funded a media room for the school’s student journalism program. [7]
Persaud founded E-Networks (rebranded as ENet) in 2003 and serves as the company’s CEO. [1] The firm expanded fixed broadband and pay-TV services and developed international connectivity via submarine fibre links from Georgetown to Barbados, [8] with domestic extensions along the Essequibo Coast and to Bartica. [9] [10] Following the liberalization of Guyana’s telecoms market in October 2020, ENet obtained a public telecommunications licence and launched a 4G/5G VoLTE mobile network in 2022-2023. [11] [1]
Persaud competes in Group 4 (two-wheel drive) circuit racing with a KTM X-Bow at the GMR&SC’s South Dakota Circuit. [12] He broke the Group 4 lap record at the ENet Caribbean Clash of Champions in November 2023 with a 1:16.691 lap, [13] [14] set an endurance-meet lap record of 1:22.42 in January 2024 while winning the South Dakota 100 endurance race, [3] and secured the 2024 Group 4 (2WD) drivers’ championship at the season finale. [4] [15]