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Bharti Airtel Ltd. Chief Executive Officer-designate Shashwat Sharma, who is presently the firm’s main operating officer, volition instrumentality implicit the firm’s reins arsenic CEO connected January 1, 2026, the telco announced connected Thursday. “In enactment with the planned succession, Gopal Vittal volition determination into the relation of Executive Vice Chairman of Bharti Airtel connected the 1st of January 2026 overseeing Bharti Airtel and each its subsidiaries,” Airtel said successful a statement.
Mr. Vittal has helmed the telco done immoderate of the astir turbulent times for the telecom sector, namely the abrupt introduction of Reliance Jio successful 2016, which reordered the full telecom marketplace successful the country, leaving lone 2 survivors — Airtel and Vodafone Idea, the second resulting from a merger of 2 erstwhile competitors. Mr. Sharma has been moving unneurotic with Mr. Vittal implicit the past twelvemonth arsenic a portion of an orchestrated transition.
Finance rejig
The steadfast besides rejigged different apical executives: “Soumen Ray, presently the Chief Financial Officer for Bharti Airtel India, volition beryllium appointed arsenic Group Chief Financial Officer reporting to” Mr. Vittal, Airtel said. Mr. Ray volition present oversee Airtel’s planetary portfolio, which includes a beingness successful definite African countries.
“Akhil Garg, presently Financial Controller, Bharti Airtel volition beryllium appointed arsenic Chief Financial Officer for Bharti Airtel India,” the connection said. “Rohit Puri, presently Joint Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, volition beryllium appointed arsenic Company Secretary & Compliance Officer for Bharti Airtel. Pankaj Tewari, who is the Group Company Secretary, volition proceed to supply enactment and oversight astatine a radical level.”
