People: Bharti Airtel Ltd (BRTI.NS)

Mr. Manoj Kohli is Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer - International, Executive Director of Bharti Airtel Ltd. He has been appointed as Managing Director of the Company effective February 01, 2013. He is heading the newly formed International Business Group. Prior to joining Bharti, he worked with the Shriram Group (where he started his career in 1979), Allied Signal/Honeywell and Escotel in senior leadership positions. Manoj was the Chairman – Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Committee on Telecom & Broadband. He was a member of the Board of GSM Association (GSMA) in 2008. He was the Chairman of the Cellular Operators Association of India (2001-02). Manoj is a member of the Academic Council of the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) and Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University. He is a Commerce and Law Graduate from Delhi University and holds an MBA degree from FMS. Manoj also attended the Executive Business Program at the Michigan Business School and the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton Business School. He was adjudged “Telecom Man of the Year” and “Telecom Person of the Year” by Media Transasia and Voice & Data respectively.