Gopal Vittal (born 1967) is an Indian business executive. He is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bharti Airtel ( India ) and South Asia , an Indian multinational telecommunications services company with operations in 20 countries.

Gurugram (India), February 3, 2025: Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman & MD, Bharti Airtel and Deputy Chair GSMA has been appointed as the Acting Chair of the GSMA board following the resignation of José Maria Álvares-Pallete, Chairman & CEO, Telefónica from the company. By virtue of this resignation, he is no longer able to continue in the position of the Chair of the GSMA.

Feb 3, 2025 · Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and MD of Bharti Airtel, has been appointed as the acting chair of the GSMA board following the resignation of Telefonica CEO Jose Maria Alvares-Pallete. Vittal, recently re-elected as Deputy Chair, has been a key GSMA board member since 2019. GSMA represents over 1,100 telecom and tech companies globally.

Mr. Gopal Vittal is currently the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Limited. In the last 12 years under his leadership, has served as the company has grown its market share from 30% to over 40% and increased its market capitalization fivefold—from USD 20 billion to USD 100 billion—making it the fourth most valuable ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Gopal Vittal appointed as acting chair of GSMA board following resignation of José Maria Álvares-Pallete. GSMA is a non-profit global telecom association with over 1,100 companies from the ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Gopal Vittal, who was recently re-elected as Deputy Chair of the GSMA Board, has previously served as a key member during the 2019-2020 term.

Feb 3, 2025 · Gopal Vittal, vice-chairman and MD of Bharti Airtel, has been named Acting Chair of the GSMA board following the resignation of José Maria Álvares-Pallete, Chairman & CEO of Telefónica. Vittal, recently re-elected as Deputy Chair, will now lead the global telecommunications association representing over 1100 companies from …

Feb 3, 2025 · Bharti Airtel's Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Gopal Vittal has been appointed as the Acting Chair of the GSMA board. The move comes after the resignation of Jose Maria Alvares-Pallete ...

Oct 31, 2024 · Bharti Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal is to step down as CEO in 2026. In an announcement this week, the Indian carrier confirmed Vittal will be replaced by current chief operating officer Shashwat Sharma. Sharma will officially begin the role on January 1, 2026.

Gopal Vittal is currently the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (India & South Asia) of Bharti Airtel Limited. In his role as CEO, he is responsible for defining and delivering the business strategy and providing overall leadership for Airtel’s India & South Asia operations.