Manoj Kohli to become Airtel MD

Bharti Airtel’s founder Sunil Mittal, who is currently its chairman and managing director, will become executive chairman of the company, after Kohli moves to his new role.

Kohli currently heads the firm’s international operations as its chief executive officer and is also a joint managing director of the company. A company veteran, he is currently based in Nairobi, the headquarters of Bharti Airtel’s African operations.

In a filing to stock exchanges, Bharti Airtel said the board changes will be considered at the company’s board meeting on Thursday.

Gopal Vittal, the new CEO of Bharti Airtel’s India business, will be named joint managing director. He was named chief executive after the firm’s India CEO Sanjay Kapoor stepped down two weeks back.