Bharti Airtel has appointed Sharat Sinha as the CEO of Airtel Business, effective June 3.
A seasoned technology professional, Sharat joins Airtel Business from Checkpoint Software Technologies Limited, where he served as President of Asia Pacific. He also worked with Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, and VM Ware in various leadership roles. His early experiences in Ericsson and VSNL have also given him a sound telecom background.
As CEO of Airtel Business, Sinha will report to Gopal Vittal, CEO & MD of Bharti Airtel, and will be a part of the Airtel Management Board.
Announcing the appointment, Gopal Vital, CEO and MD ‐ Bharti Airtel said, “Sharat’s broad global experience in product management and business leadership across many of the world’s leading technology companies will provide tremendous firepower to Airtel’s ambitions in rapidly growing our portfolio across connectivity and adjacencies”.
“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 innovaƟons and solutions that deliver greater value to customers,” said Sharat.