Bharti Airtel has appointed Rajeev Sethi as the Chief Commercial Officer for its Africa operations. He replaces Farhan Khan, who has since left the company to join Al-Yah Satellite Communications Company.
As the new CCO, Rajeev will be responsible for the formulation and implementation of customer-centric commercial strategies across 15 African countries where Airtel operates.
His key focus will be across Consumer and Enterprise Businesses covering products and pricing, distribution, brand and customer experience.
Announcing his appointment, Raghunath Mandava said, “We are delighted to welcome Rajeev to Airtel Africa team. With his vast experience across a range of developing markets, Rajeev will contribute immensely in accelerating our growth journey. I am confident that Rajeev will take the Airtel brand to greater heights”.
Rajeev brings with him over 21 years of diverse experience across several sectors such as Telecom, IT, Paints and Petroleum. Till recently, Rajeev was at the Telenor group where he served for more than 7 years.
In his last assignment, he worked as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Grameen Phone, the largest operator in Bangladesh. Rajeev holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (1997) and is an Electrical Engineer from Gujarat University (1993).
