Sunil Bharti Mittal is the Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s foremost first-generation corporations with interests in Telecom, Space Communications, Digital Solutions, Real Estate and Hospitality. Bharti has joint ventures with several global partners like SingTel, SoftBank, Del Monte, the UK and French Government, amongst others. He is also an Executive Director and Chairman of Bharti Airtel Limited.
Sunil is the Co-Chairperson of Eutelsat Group, a global leader in satellite communications, delivering connectivity and broadcast services worldwide. Eutelsat Group is listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange, with Bharti as its single largest shareholder.
Sunil is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honors, awarded to individuals for demonstrating distinguished services of high order. He is a recipient of Harvard Business School’s Alumni Achievement Award, the highest alumni honor given by the institute. He is on Harvard University’s Global Advisory Council and has served on the Board of Dean’s Advisors at Harvard Business School. Sunil received GSM Association’s prestigious Chairman’s Award and has been conferred Honorary Doctorates by several leading universities in India and Europe.
Sunil has served as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce and the Chairman of GSM Association concurrently from 2016 to 2018. He has been a Trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2009 to 2021. Sunil served as Chair of the B20 India Action Council on African Economic Integration during India’s G20 Presidency. He is also a serving Commissioner at the International Telecommunication Union/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. He is a member of the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council and a member of the Global Board of Advisors at the Council on Foreign Relations. Sunil has served on the boards of several multinational companies including Unilever PLC, Standard Chartered Bank PLC and SoftBank Corp.
Sunil is closely associated with spearheading the Indian industry’s global trade and investments initiatives. He has served as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry and has served on the Prime Minister of India’s Council on Trade and Industry. He is Co-Chair of the ICT and Emerging Technologies Working Group of the India-US CEO Forum and a member of the India-UK, India-Japan, India-Sweden CEO Forums. He is Co-Chair of the India-Africa Business Council.
Sunil believes that a responsible corporate has a duty to give back to the community in which it operates. This belief has resulted in Bharti Foundation, which operates more than 173 Satya Bharti Schools and supports over 800 government schools under its Quality Support Program to ensure holistic education.
Rajan Bharti Mittal is the Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India’s leading conglomerates with diversified interests in Telecom, Space Communications, Digital Solutions, Financial Services, Real Estate, Processed foods in addition to other ventures. Bharti has joint ventures with several global leaders: Singtel, Del Monte, SoftBank, the UK and French Government amongst others. He is also a Non-Executive Director in Bharti Airtel Limited.
Born in 1960, Rajan joined Bharti Enterprises after graduating from Panjab University. An alumnus of Harvard Business School, he is actively involved in overseeing the activities of the group at the corporate level. With his rich experience in the marketing function, he is also involved in many of the new business ventures of the Group.
Rajan serves as a member of several industry associations and policymaking bodies. He is currently an Honorary Member at the Board of Trustees of Brookings Institution, the world’s oldest and most prestigious think tank and a member of the President’s Council on International Activities (PCIA), Yale University.
Rajan is amongst the Champions of EDISON Alliance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) - a cross-sector platform to accelerate collaborative action for digital inclusion. Rajan is a leading member of the WEF initiative on Alliance of CEO Climate Action Leaders India - a high-level platform for business leaders to support concrete plans and ideas to step up India’s climate action and green transition efforts. He is also a member of the India-Singapore CEO Forum.
He served as the President of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) India in 2012-13. He was also the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the year 2009 - 2010 and is currently a Member of its Executive & Steering Committees. Rajan has also served as the President of Association of Basic Telecom Operators (now known as Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India - AUSPI) for 1999-2000.
Rajan has been honored with the “Indian Business Leader of the Year Award 2011” by Horasis, The Global Visions Community and has also been awarded the “Leonardo International Prize 2012” by Comitato Leonardo, the Italian Quality Committee.
Devendra Khanna is a Managing Director on the Board of our Company. He is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. In the past, he has been associated with Triveni Engineering & Industries Limited. He is currently the joint managing director at Bharti Enterprises. He has over 35 years of experience inclusive of over 19 years of experience in telecommunication sector.
Ms Chua Sock Koong is Senior Advisor at Singapore Telecommunications Limited, Asia’s leading communications technology group, having served as its Group Chief Executive Officer for 13 years until 31 December 2020.
Sock Koong sits on the boards of Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Telecom Limited, the Defence Science and Technology Agency and Cap Vista Pte Ltd. She is also a Director of Prudential plc and Ayala Corporation, and a Member of the Supervisory Board of Royal Philips. She is also a Non- Executive Director in Bharti Airtel Limited
She is Deputy Chairman of Singapore’s Public Service Commission and a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers.
Sock Koong was conferred the Medal of Commendation (Gold) at NTUC May Day Awards 2016 and the Public Service Star (BBM) at Singapore’s 2019 National Day Awards.
Sock Koong holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from the University of Singapore. She is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a CFA charterholder.
Mr Arthur Lang, 51, was appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer on 1 April 2021. He is responsible for Singtel Group’s finance-related functions, including treasury, tax and investor relations and he also oversees the management of the Group’s regional associates and its portfolio of strategic telecom investments. He also spearheads Singtel’s efforts in GXS, the regional digital bank joint venture with Grab. He is also a Non-Executive Director in Bharti Airtel Limited.
Arthur joined Singtel in January 2017 as CEO, International. Before joining Singtel, he was Group CFO of CapitaLand, where he also ran CapitaLand’s real estate investment management business. He was awarded the Best CFO (Large Cap) at the 2015 Singapore Corporate Awards. Prior to CapitaLand, Arthur was at Morgan Stanley where he was Co-head of the Southeast Asia investment banking division and Chief Operating Officer of the Asia Pacific investment banking division.
Arthur was named Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation in November 2020. He is also a board member of Bharti Airtel, Intouch Holdings, AIS, GXS Bank, the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and Singapore Tourism Board. In 2018, Arthur was awarded the Public Service Medal for his contributions.
Arthur has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics (magna cum laude) from Harvard University.
Arvind Kohli is an Independent Director on the Board of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Delhi University and a diploma in intellectual property rights law from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. He is a member of the Indian Council of Arbitration, Institute of Company Secretaries of India and All India Management Association. He is also an associate member of the Indian Society of International Law. He is eligible to practise as a registered valuer for the asset class ‘Securities or Financial Assets’ and holds a certificate of registration as a valuer issued by Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India. He has over 25 years of experience of practicing as a company secretary.
Mr. Ravi Kaushal is a qualified chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has over 34 years of rich varied experience in financial planning, direct taxes and liquidity management. He inspires the ability to innovate with new ideas and energise with a strong passion and entrepreneurial spirit. His keen eye for detail has aided in increasing willingness to learn and adapt to the environment and the stakeholders’ evolving needs.