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Shashwat Sharma to take charge as Airtel India CEO

December 19, 2025

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Gopal Vittal to move from vice chairman and MD to executive vice chairman for five years

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Shashwat Sharma to take charge as Airtel India CEO

The leadership changes are part of a planned succession process initiated in 2024.

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Bharti Airtel on Thursday said Shashwat Sharma, currently the CEO Designate, is all set to assume charge as managing director and chief executive officer of the telecom service provider with effect from 1 January 2026.

The board of India's second-largest telecom company has also greenlit the appointment of vice chairman and managing director Gopal Vittal as executive vice chairman from 1 January, 2026, for a period of five years, subject to the shareholders' approval, the company said in a statement.

The board cleared the appointment of Chief Financial Officer Soumen Ray as Group Chief Financial Officer and Akhil Garg as Chief Financial Officer (Airtel India), effective January 1, 2026.

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