People: Bharti Airtel Ltd (BRTI.NS)

Mr. Craig Edward Ehrlich is Independent Non-Executive Director of Bharti Airtel Ltd., since April 29, 2009. He is the Chairman of the Board HR Committee and a member of the Board ESOP Compensation Committee. Craig is the former long time Chairman of the GSMA, the global trade association representing second and third generation network operators, manufacturers and suppliers. He has served as a board member of Hutchison Telecoms Group Holdings Ltd since 2003 and now advises the group’s 3G and 2G businesses worldwide. Mr. Craig is a board member of Eastern Telecom and Philweb in Philippines. He is the Chairman of Kbro, Taiwan's cable TV operator and Novare Technologies Ltd., a software company based in Hong Kong. He is a member of ITU Telecom Board. Craig was a founding member of the team that launched STAR TV, Asia's first satellite delivered multi-channel television network. After four years with Hutchison Whampoa, Craig became the Group Operations Director at Hutchison Telecommunications. Craig holds a B.A. degree from the UCLA, a Masters degree from Occidental College and a postgraduate fellowship with the Coro Foundation.