Together good things happen - Airtel
Together good things happen - Airtel Together good things happen - Airtel
Board of directors Lim Chuan Poh Lim Chuan Poh is a nominee of SingTel and was appointed as a non-executive director of Bharti Airtel in January 2010. He is also a member of the Board HR Committee and ESOP Compensation Committee. As CEO International in SingTel, Chuan Poh oversees the performances of SingTel’s current overseas assets, which include AIS (Thailand), Airtel (India), Globe (Philippines), Telkomsel (Indonesia), PBTL (Bangladesh) and Warid (Pakistan). He is also responsible for driving the Group’s regional mobile initiatives and supporting the growth objectives of SingTel’s business groups through strategic investments and is the Chairman of Bridge Alliance, Asia Pacific’s largest mobile alliance group. He joined SingTel in October 1998 and previously held the positions of Executive Vice President for various key business groups - Consumer Business, Corporate Business and Strategic Investments. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Honours) from Balliol College, University of Oxford, UK and a Master in Public Health Engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London. N. Kumar N. Kumar is an independent director and Chairman of the Board Audit Committee of Bharti Airtel. A well-known industrialist, Kumar is the Vice-Chairman of the Sanmar Group with interests in chemicals, engineering and shipping. Kumar is an active spokesperson of industry and trade and was the president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a leading industrial body. He participates in various other apex bodies and is also on the Board of various public companies. He is the Honorary Consul General of Greece in Chennai. Kumar is an Electronics and Communication Engineer from Anna University, Chennai. Nikesh Arora Nikesh Arora is an independent director and a member of the Board HR Committee and ESOP Compensation Committee of Bharti Airtel. Nikesh oversees all revenue and customer operations as well as marketing and partnerships at Google. Since joining in 2004, he has held several positions with the Company. Most recently, he led Google's global direct sales operations. He also developed and managed the Company's operations in the European, Middle Eastern and African markets and was responsible for creating and expanding strategic partnerships in those regions. Prior to joining Google, he held senior and management positions in T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom. Nikesh holds a master's degree with distinction from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University. In 1989, Nikesh graduated from the Institute of Technology in Varanasi, India with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
Pulak Chandan Prasad Rakesh Bharti Mittal Tan Yong Choo Bharti Airtel Annual Report 2009-10 Pulak Chandan Prasad is an independent director and a member of the Board Audit Committee of Bharti Airtel. He initially joined the Board as a nominee of Warburg Pincus in November 2001. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Nalanda Capital, a Singapore based fund management and advisory company. Prior to creating Nalanda, Pulak was Managing Director and co-head of the India office of Warburg Pincus, covering their India, South and South East Asian operations. He joined Warburg Pincus in 1998. From 1992 to 1998, Pulak was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in India, USA and South Africa. Pulak has a B.Tech Degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Rajan Bharti Mittal Rajan Bharti Mittal is the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises. He is a non-executive director, Chairman of the Board ESOP Compensation Committee and a member of the Board HR Committee of Bharti Airtel. He is a graduate from Panjab University and an Alumnus of Harvard Business School. He is currently the President of FICCI and is also a member of the Managing and Standing Committees of PHDCCI, a member of the Council of Management of AIMA, and a member of the Executive Committee of International Chambers of Commerce – India chapter. He has held several key positions in various industry associations in the past as well. In FICCI he was the Chairman of Retail Committee in 2007, Infrastructure Committee in 2006, Telecom & IT Committee in 2004 & 2005, and Telecom Committee in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Rakesh Bharti Mittal is the Vice-Chairman & Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises. He is a non-executive director and a member of the Board Audit Committee of Bharti Airtel. He is the Chairman of Bharti AXA Life Insurance, Bharti AXA General Insurance, FieldFresh Foods, Comviva Technologies, Centum Learning and Beetel Teletech. Rakesh is the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)'s National Council for Agriculture. He is a member of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). Rakesh is a member of the Executive Board of the Indian School of Business (ISB) and the Co-chairman of Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management. He is also on the Advisory Board of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Southern Methodist University (SMU), Dallas, USA. Rakesh is the Co-chairman of the Bharti Foundation. He is an electronics engineer with rich experience of over 34 years. Yong Choo is a nominee of SingTel and was appointed as a non-executive director of Bharti Airtel in January 2010. She is also a member of the Board Audit Committee. She has a wide range of working experience gained from her stints in international accounting firms as well as in multinational corporations. She began her career with SingTel in November 1994 and was appointed to her current role as Group Financial Controller in June 2007, with responsibilities for the Group’s financial functions including reporting, planning and forecasting. She also provides high level financial advice that would affect operations and is primarily responsible for financial policies and procedures. Prior to joining SingTel, Yong Choo worked for several years in international accounting firms, Coopers & Lybrand and Arthur Anderson. Yong Choo holds a Second Class Honours Degree in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and is a Certified Public Accountant. 11
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Board<br />
of directors<br />
Lim Chuan Poh<br />
Lim Chuan Poh is a nominee of SingTel and was appointed as a non-executive director of Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong><br />
in January 2010. He is also a member of the Board HR Committee and ESOP Compensation<br />
Committee. As CEO International in SingTel, Chuan Poh oversees the performances of SingTel’s current<br />
overseas assets, which include AIS (Thailand), <strong>Airtel</strong> (India), Globe (Philippines), Telkomsel (Indonesia),<br />
PBTL (Bangladesh) and Warid (Pakistan). He is also responsible for driving the Group’s regional mobile<br />
initiatives and supporting the growth objectives of SingTel’s business groups through strategic<br />
investments and is the Chairman of Bridge Alliance, Asia Pacific’s largest mobile alliance group.<br />
He joined SingTel in October 1998 and previously held the positions of Executive Vice President for<br />
various key business groups - Consumer Business, Corporate Business and Strategic Investments.<br />
He holds a Bachelor of Engineering Science (Honours) from Balliol College, University of Oxford, UK<br />
and a Master in Public Health Engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology,<br />
University of London.<br />
N. Kumar<br />
N. Kumar is an independent director and Chairman of the Board Audit Committee of Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong>. A<br />
well-known industrialist, Kumar is the Vice-Chairman of the Sanmar Group with interests in<br />
chemicals, engineering and shipping.<br />
Kumar is an active spokesperson of industry and trade and was the president of Confederation of<br />
Indian Industry (CII), a leading industrial body. He participates in various other apex bodies and is also<br />
on the Board of various public companies.<br />
He is the Honorary Consul General of Greece in Chennai.<br />
Kumar is an Electronics and Communication Engineer from Anna University, Chennai.<br />
Nikesh Arora<br />
Nikesh Arora is an independent director and a member of the Board HR Committee and ESOP<br />
Compensation Committee of Bharti <strong>Airtel</strong>. Nikesh oversees all revenue and customer operations as<br />
well as marketing and partnerships at Google. Since joining in 2004, he has held several positions<br />
with the Company. Most recently, he led Google's global direct sales operations. He also developed<br />
and managed the Company's operations in the European, Middle Eastern and African markets and<br />
was responsible for creating and expanding strategic partnerships in those regions. Prior to joining<br />
Google, he held senior and management positions in T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom.<br />
Nikesh holds a master's degree with distinction from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern<br />
University. In 1989, Nikesh graduated from the Institute of Technology in Varanasi, India with a<br />
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
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