Airtel announces senior leadership appointments

New Delhi: Ajay Chitkara has been appointed Director and CEO of Airtel Business and he will spearhead Airtel Business as an integrated unit that will include both domestic and global enterprise operations, the company said on Tuesday.

Chitkara will continue reporting to Gopal Vittal, MD and CEO - Bharti Airtel, a company statement said.

Chitkara has been with Airtel since 2001 and is credited with building brand Airtel in the global wholesale segment.

Airtel also announced the appointment of Pankaj Miglani as CEO, Global Business. Miglani will report to Chitkara. In his previous role, Miglani was Chief Financial Officer, Bharti Infratel, and played a key role in the company's IPO in 2012, the statement added.