Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal elected deputy chair of GSMA for two years

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: November 09 2022

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Bharti Airtel chief executive officer Gopal Vittal has been elected as the deputy chair of GSMA, a global mobile operator’s body.
Vittal will hold the post for two years beginning January 1, 2023. Member companies selected 26 board members for 2023-24 which include senior executives from mobile operators.
Vittal is the second Indian to hold a senior position in the global grouping of mobile operators. Bharti Airtel founder Sunil Mittal had held the post of GSMA chair during 2017-18.
Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez, CEO of Telefonica Group, will continue to be the Chair at the GSMA.

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Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal elected deputy chair of GSMA for two years