In this position, he will continue to lead the India business while taking on broader telecom responsibilities across the group. Gopal will also join the Board of Airtel Africa Plc as Bharti’s nominee director to provide strategic guidance.
Additionally, he will be responsible for driving group synergies in key areas such as network strategy, digital technology, procurement, and talent management.
Gopal Vittal, who has been Managing Director and CEO for the last twelve years, has successfully built a strong portfolio of businesses across mobile, B2B, home broadband, DTH, and digital services. Despite the intensely competitive mobile sector, Airtel has seen its revenue market share grow from 30 per cent to 40 per cent.
Airtel also announced that Rakesh Bharti Mittal, who has served the company for nine years in his current role, will move to the boards of Indus Towers Limited and Bharti Hexacom Limited. Rajan Bharti Mittal will return to Airtel as the Bharti Board nominee with immediate effect.
