
Gopal Vittal
CEO of Bharti Airtel
Education
- MBA - IIM, Kolkata
Overview
Gopal Vittal is currently the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (India & South Asia) of Bharti Airtel Limited, Inc.(BHARTIARTL) In his role as CEO, he is responsible for defining and delivering the business strategy and providing overall leadership for Airtel's India & South Asia operations.
Under the leadership of Mr. Vittal, Airtel had achieved a life-time high revenue market share. Airtel was recognized as the second most valuable brand in the country. In 2018, Airtel was also ranked 10th 'Best Company to Work for' and the 'Best Employer in Telecom' in India. In the last six years, he has strengthened the operation while driving transformation of the telco to be a strong digital services player.
Mr. Vittal was previously with Bharti Enterprises where he was the Group Director, Special Projects (April 2012 - Feb 2013). In this capacity, he worked towards formulating and supporting Airtel's International strategy and data expansion. He also held the post of Director, Marketing at Bharti Airtel (2006-08).
In addition, Mr. Vittal has also been with Hindustan Unilever for over a 20 years. He led several national and global assignments across sales, marketing and general management. In his last four years he was the Head of the US$ 3.5 Home and Personal Care Business driving accelerated growth from 5% to 15%.
Mr. Vittal is an alumnus of Madras Christian College and has completed his MBA from IIM, Kolkata.
Career
- Bharti Airtel - CEO