New Delhi, January 11, 2017: Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecommunications
services provider, today announced the appointment of Badal Bagri as Chief Financial Officer for its India &
South Asia operations with effect from January 16, 2017.
In his new role, Badal will lead the Finance teams across India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to drive Airtel’s growth
strategy. He will report to Nilanjan Roy, Global Chief Financial Officer, Bharti Airtel.
Commenting on the appointment, Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel said, “We are
delighted to have Badal back on board with us. I wish him the very best for his new role and look forward to work
closely with him. His leadership, deep knowledge and rich experience will significantly contribute towards further
strengthening our finance team as we steer ahead in our growth journey.”
This will be Badal’s second stint with Airtel. He had previously worked with Airtel from 2010 to 2014 and was the
Chief Controller for the Consumer Business as well as the Global Financial Controller. In his last role, Badal was
the Chief Financial Officer at Aircel. Prior to this, he was the Chief Financial Officer at Micromax.
Badal has over 22 years of work experience across telecom, FMCG, services and manufacturing having worked with
leading conglomerates such as Genpact, GE, Coke and ICI. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Commerce Graduate from
Calcutta University.