Telecom sector giant Bharti Airtel on December 18 eternal Sharma as his managing director for the next 5 years and ceo Has been appointed. His tenure will start from January 1, 2026. Also, Gopal Vittal will take over as Executive Vice President of Bharti Airtel on January 1, 2026 and will oversee the company and its subsidiaries.
Airtel said in the information given to the stock exchange, “Shashwat Sharma is currently the Chairman of Bharti Airtel. ceo is named and leads the company’s consumer business. In addition, he ceo Have worked closely with Gopal Vittal, giving him a deep understanding of all business aspects and functions. In his previous positions, Shashwat has led the Consumer Business and was responsible for all operations as Chief Operating Officer of Airtel. “He has a stellar record of delivering excellence and meaningful impact in all that he undertakes.”
Airtel previously ceo Gopal Vittal Said about, “In his new role, in addition to overseeing the companies, Gopal will also be responsible for driving the group’s synergy in the areas of digital and technology, network strategy, procurement and talent. He will also focus on the group’s strategy and prepare the organization for the next phase of growth.”
Airtel has also appointed Soumen Ray as its Group Chief Financial Officer. Ray was most recently the Finance Chief of Bharti Airtel India, a role he held for the last four years.
He will now be replaced by Akhil Garg, who has been associated with Airtel for 12 years and was recently the Finance Chief of Airtel unit Bharti Hexacom. Hexacom is a wireless telecommunications service provider.
Both Garg and Ray will assume charge of their new posts from January 1, 2026.
Other than this Rohit Puri, who is currently Joint Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, will be appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of Bharti Airtel.
What did the chairman say on the appointments?
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel, said, “I am very pleased with the leadership succession and change at Airtel. The timing could not be better than this, where change and continuity will go hand in hand. I have no doubt that Gopal and Shashwat will maintain the momentum and be successful in their roles.”
The Chairman said, “Our organization is proud of its energetic and professional management team. With an entrepreneurial mindset, we provide the best technology and services to hundreds of millions of customers. Together with Gopal and the team, we will move forward towards building the best global telecom company.”
Shares of Bharti Airtel closed 0.46 percent lower at Rs 2098.30 on Thursday. If we look at the data of last 5 days, there has been an increase of 1.66 percent. Whereas so far this year, Bharti Airtel shares have given 31.50 percent return.