Manoj Kohli has resigned from the Board of Bharti Airtel. This marks his formal exit from the telecom business of the group.
According to a filing to the BSE, Bharti Airtel said that Kohli has resigned as non-executive director.
In a related statement , Bharti Airtel said, “We would like to clarify that Manoj (Kohli) continues to serve as the managing director of Bharti Enterprises. In this position, he leads the oversight of all non-telecom businesses of the group – retail, insurance, food and agri, realty and other, and works closely with the respective MD/CEOs. He is also responsible for Business Development and Corporate Affairs on a group wide basis.”
Kohli left his position as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel’s International Business to take over as MD of Bharti Enterprises in April 2014.
He led the telecom business of Bharti in various roles since 2002. He was responsible for growing Bharti Airtel’s India customer base from 1 million to 140 million within eight years before moving to Africa operations in 2010
