International Expansion of Bharti Airtel Limited

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In the year 2011 he said, “It has always been our endeavor to promote local talent in overseas markets. We also try to complement them with selective induction of expat talent as part of our larger global talent management plan. As part of our cross-pollination strategy, a talent exchange programme is already underway between India and Africa.”

“People continue to be the most important driver of our strategic intent and initiatives. Our extended global presence makes it imperative to implement a global talent management plan that helps achieve a balance between promotion of local talent and expat induction. The ‘Africa Leadership Initiative’ is a step in this direction to complement our initiatives in India and South Asia to create a sustainable talent pipeline for our operations.” Said Sunil Bharti Mittal in his statement in the annual report of 2011-12

- Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim from Tanzania joined the board of directors in 2011 and left during the years 2012-13.

- Obiageli Ezekwesili from Nigeria joined the board during the year 2012-13.

Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal Chairman & Managing Director

India and South Asia

International

Gopal Vittal

MD and CEO(India and South Asia)

Manoj Kohli

MD and CEO(International)

Srinivasan Gopalan

Director Consumer Business

Christian De Faria

Chief Executive Officer, Africa

Ajay Chitkara

Director and CEO- Global Voice and Data Business

Farhad Khan

Chief Commercial Officer

B Srikanth

Global CFO and Director Human Resources

VG Somasekhar

Executive Operations Director, SBU 1

Moti Gyamlani

Director- Global Supply Chain

Christophe Soulet

Executive Operations Director, SBU 2

Ajai Puri

Director- Market Operations

Olusegun (Segun) Ogunsanya

Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria – SBU 3

Manish Prakash

Director- Enterprise and Government

Alain Kahasha

Managing Director, Airtel DRC

Abhay Savargaonkar

Director- Network Services Group

Olivier Pognon

Airtel Africa Chief Legal Officer

Nilajan Roy

CFO

Jaideep Paul

Chief Financial Officer

Raghunath Mandava

Director- Customer Experience

David Ssegawa

Chief Human Resources Officer

Shashi Arora

CEO- DTH

Andrew Kossowski

Chief Information Officer – Airtel Africa

Sameer Chugh

Director- Legal

Bayan Monadjem

Chief Technical Officer

Ravi Gandhi

Head- Regulatory Affairs

Vishal Gupta

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Harmeen Mehta

CIO

Chidi Okpala

Director, Airtel Money

Anupam Bhat

Director, Internal Assurance

Daddy Mukadi- Chief Regulatory Officer

Chief Regulatory Officer

Prakash Ranjalar

CEO-Africa Towers

The management of the Indian and the other Asian countries consists primarily of Indian talent which is also reflected in the structure of the organization where the Indian and other Asian countries’ businesses are grouped together into one unit.

The management of the African operations however are slightly different with an India CEO and MD heading the international Business but with an African as the CEO of the African operations. This is consistent with the strategy that Airtel wants to adopt and as is apparent from the statements of the chairman, Mr. Mittal.

A mix of managerial talent from India and locally sourced talent from Africa will allow the business to take advantage of its best practices and synergies across the countries as well as allow the company to adapt to the needs and preferences of the local customers and the local business environment.

Product/Segment Choices in International Markets:

- Sri Lanka:

Airtel launched 2.5G and 3.5G mobile services in Sri Lanka on January 2009.

Below are some highlights of Airtel’s product/service in Sri Lanka:

- Removed the barriers of peak and off peak call rates, within network and outside network call rates and offers customers freedom to speak

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