Bharti Airtel appoints Sharat Sinha as CEO of Airtel Trade – Trade Information

Telecommunications services provider Bharti Airtel announced the appointment of Sharat Sinha as the CEO of Airtel Business, with effect from 3rd June 2024. In this role, Sharat Sinha will report to Gopal Vittal and will be a part of the Airtel Management Board. 

Sharat Sinha joins Airtel Business from Checkpoint Software Technologies Limited, where he served as President of Asia Pacific. A seasoned technology professional, he has also worked with Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, and VMWare in various leadership roles. His early experiences in Ericsson and VSNL have also given him a sound telecom background, the company stated.

Gopal Vittal, CEO and MD, Bharti Airtel, said, “I am confident that Sharat’s broad global experience in product management and business leadership across many of the world’s leading technology companies will provide tremendous fire power to Airtel’s ambitions in rapidly growing our porƞolio across connectivity and adjacencies.”

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On his appointment, Sharat Sinha said, “Airtel Business is a leader in the B2B space offering marquee solutions to enterprises and I am delighted to join this passionate team as they continue to steer towards enhancing their leadership with future‐ready technology innovations and solutions that deliver greater value to customers.”

Earlier this month, Bharti Airtel reported its fiscal fourth quarter profit at Rs 2071.60 crore, down 31.1 per cent on-year in comparison to Rs 3005.60 crore during the corresponding quarter of last year. It had posted revenue from operations at Rs 37,599.10 crore, up 4.4 per cent as against Rs 36,009.00 crore during the fourth quarter of FY23. The consolidated revenue was impacted by currency devaluation in Africa, particularly Nigerian Naira.