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consent. The appointments of such directors are also
approved by the shareholders at the annual general meeting.
While the non-independent directors / shareholders’
representative directors are appointed on the basis of the
The requisite information as per the requirements of clause 49 of the listing agreement is provided in the following table:
Name of director Director Category
1
Number of directorships
2
No. of board Whether
Identification and committee memberships meeting attended
Number and chairmanships attended last AGM
Director- Committee
ships Chairman- Memberships
ships
Sunil Bharti Mittal 00042491 Executive director – promoter 4 1 Nil 6 No
Manoj Kohli 00162071 Executive director 4 1 1 6 Yes
Akhil Gupta 00028728 Non-executive director 9 2 4 6 No
3
Chua Sock Koong 00047851 Non-executive director 2 Nil Nil 5 No
4
Lim Chuan Poh 02910674 Non-executive director 2 Nil Nil 2 NA
5
Paul O’Sullivan 00051156 Non-executive director NA NA NA 3 No
Rajan Bharti Mittal 00028016 Non-executive director – promoter 8 2 3 4 Yes
Rakesh Bharti Mittal 00042494 Non-executive director – promoter 8 Nil 4 6 Yes
6
Tan Yong Choo 02910529 Non-executive director 2 Nil 2 2 NA
5
Quah Kung Yang 02274965 Non-executive director NA NA NA 2 No
Ajay Lal 00030388 Independent director 2 Nil 2 6 Yes
Arun Bharat Ram 00694766 Independent director 11 Nil 4 5 No
7
Bashir Currimjee 00137892 Independent director 1 Nil Nil 5 No
Craig Edward Ehrlich 02612082 Independent director 1 Nil Nil 4 No
8
Mauro Sentinelli 02162922 Independent director 1 Nil Nil 5 No
N. Kumar 00007848 Independent director 6 5 1 5 Yes
Nikesh Arora 02433389 Independent director 1 Nil Nil 2 No
Pulak Chandan Prasad 00003557 Independent director 1 Nil 1 4 No
1. Directorships held by the directors, as mentioned above (i) do not include the directorships held in foreign companies, private limited companies and companies
under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (ii) include directorship in the Company and private limited companies which are considered as public limited
companies in terms of section 3(1)(iv)(c) of the Companies Act, 1956
2. Committees considered for the purpose are those prescribed under clause 49(I)(C)(ii) of the listing agreement(s) viz. audit committee and shareholders/investors
grievance committee of Indian public limited companies (including private limited companies which are considered as public limited companies in terms of
section 3(1)(iv)(c) of the Companies Act, 1956). Committee membership details provided do not include chairmanship of committees as it has been provided
separately
3. Attended 2 meetings through alternate directors Jeann Low Ngiap Jong and Quah Kung Yang
4. Lim Chuan Poh was appointed as non-executive director effective January 21, 2010. Attended 2 meetings through alternate directors, Jeann Low Ngiap Jong and
Edgar Raymond John Hardless
5. Paul O’ Sullivan and Quah Kung Yang resigned w.e.f. January 21, 2010
6. Tan Yong Choo was appointed as non-executive director w.e.f. January 21, 2010
7. Bashir Currimjee would retire from the Board w.e.f. April 28, 2010 from the conclusion of the board meeting
8. Mauro Sentinelli would resign from the Board w.e.f. April 28, 2010 from the conclusion of the board meeting
9. Except Sunil Bharti Mittal, Rakesh Bharti Mittal and Rajan Bharti Mittal, who are brothers and promoter directors, none of the directors are relatives of any other
director
10. As on March 31, 2010, the following directors hold equity shares in the Company as detailed below:
– Akhil Gupta - 2,368,384 (includes shares held jointly with his relative)
– Ajay Lal - 20,000 shares
– Manoj Kohli - 262,500 shares
Governance Structure
In order to respond to the growing business requirements,
bring cost efficiency and improve capital productivity Bharti
Airtel regularly reviews and updates its organisational
structure.
Bharti Airtel Annual Report 2009-10
recommendation of the respective shareholders, the
independent directors are selected from diverse academic,
professional or technical, business background depending
upon the business need.
With the objective to enhance its focus on expanding
operations in international markets beyond India and South
Asia, the Company has created a new, empowered and
dedicated International Business Group (IBG). IBG is
responsible for managing and expanding the Company’s
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