New Delhi, 4 October, 2021: Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”) today announced the appointment of Rajiv Sharma as Head of Investor Relations with effect from 1 October, 2021.
In his new role, Rajiv would report to Badal Bagri, Chief Financial Officer (India and South Asia), Airtel. Rajiv will be responsible for ensuring that Airtel is appropriately represented with investors, lenders, equity partners, and financial institutions.
Commenting on the appointment, Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India and South Asia), Airtel said: “We are delighted to have Rajiv onboard. I am confident his rich experience and deep understanding of the telecom industry will add immense value to our engagement with the investor and financial community. I wish him the very best in his role and look forward to working closely with him.”
Rajiv is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 18 years of experience in Capital Markets, Corporate Strategy, Consulting, IPOs, Fund raising and Equity Research. He joins Airtel from Spark Capital Advisors where he was Director - Investment Banking & Head - Digital Research. Prior to that he worked with organisations such as SBICAP Securities, HSBC and PWC.
Rajiv holds an MBA with specialization in Finance from ICFAI, Hyderabad, a certification from Wharton School on Strategic Thinking and Leadership and is also a Certified Personal Coach from ICF. He is passionate about helping start-ups and works with first-time entrepreneurs as a mentor.
About Airtel
Headquartered in India, Airtel is a global communications solutions provider with over 474 Mn customers in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally and its networks cover over two billion people. Airtel is India’s largest integrated communications solutions provider and the second largest mobile operator in Africa. Airtel’s retail portfolio includes high speed 4G/4.5G mobile broadband, Airtel Xstream Fiber that promises speeds up to 1 Gbps with convergence across linear and on-demand entertainment, streaming services spanning music and video, digital payments and financial services. For enterprise customers, Airtel offers a gamut of solutions that includes secure connectivity, cloud and data centre services, cyber security, IoT, Ad Tech and cloud based communication. For more details visit www.airtel.in
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