Sunil Mittal to continue as chairman of Bharti Airtel for five years

Sunil Bharti Mittal has been re-appointed as the Chairman of telecom giant Bharti Airtel for another five years, with effect from October 1, 2016.

Sunil Bharti Mittal has been re-appointed as the Chairman of telecom giant Bharti Airtel for another five years, with effect from October 1, 2016.

Sunil Bharti Mittal has been re-appointed as the Chairman of telecom giant Bharti Airtel for another five years. (AFP File Photo)

“Sunil Bharti Mittal has been re-appointed as the chairman of the company for further term of five years with effect from October 1, 2016,” the company said in a BSE filing, communicating the outcome of its 21st AGM.

Mittal is the Founder of Bharti Enterprises, India’s one of largest conglomerates with diversified interests in telecom, insurance, real estate, agri and food, besides other ventures.

The group also has joint ventures with global leaders like Singtel, SoftBank, AXA, Del Monte amongst others.

Bharti Airtel, the Group’s flagship company, offers mobile, fixed broadband and digital TV solutions to over 350 million customers across India, South Asia and Africa.