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Bharti Airtel Appoints Sharat Sinha As CEO of Airtel Business

PRIVATEMay 30, 2024•about 2 years ago

Company

Bharti Airtel

GurgaonHardwareFinancial ServicesSoftwareCall CenterOnline MediaTelecommunications

Description

Bharti Airtel has appointed Sharat Sinha as the CEO of Airtel Business, effective from June 3, reporting to Managing Director and CEO Gopal Vittal.

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Company

Bharti Airtel

Location

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

About

Google’s investment includes a $700 million equity investment in Airtel at 734 rupees ($9.77) per share and up to $300 million towards implementing commercial agreements, including investments in expanding Airtel’s products and services, the companies said. Months later, the companies launched a low-cost 4G smartphone with a tweaked Android operating system aimed at first-time smartphone buyers.With Jio and Airtel, Google now covers nearly 75% of India’s smartphone market, Ambit Capital analyst Vivekanand Subbaraman said.“I think once a player has put in money, that’s stepping on the gas,” he said.

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