Bharti Airtel has announced that Sanjay Kapoor, CEO of India and South Asia quit the company and Gopal Vittal will be taking over his role as the head of its Indian operations with effect from March 1, 2013.
“After almost 15 years of illustrious innings at Bharti Group, Sanjay Kapoor, CEO (India and South Asia), Bharti Airtel, has decided to pursue his future aspirations outside of Bharti,” the company said in a statement. It further said that, “Sanjay will continue in his current role until February 28, 2013, and will be available to assist on key matters until March 31, 2013 ensuring a smooth transition process.”
However, Kapoor will be on the Board of Indus Towers and Bharti Global. Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman and managing director, Bharti Airtel said, “Sanjay has had an enviable performance track record, strategic disposition, business acumen and is an inspirational leader… I wish Sanjay all the very best in his future endeavours.” “Gopal spent his last year understanding the new wave of mobile telephony, in particular the data space and data experience. This will be extremely relevant and valuable for the next phase of Airtel’s growth. I wish him a successful and exciting journey ahead,” Mittal added.