AIRTEL INDIA - Key Persons


Deven Khanna - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Director
  • Group Director
Deven Khanna is the Group Director, Chairman's Office and is responsible for driving key initiatives and strategic projects across all businesses of the group. Deven has nearly 30 years of experience in finance and general management. He started as the Group Financial Controller in 2004 and later became Corporate Director - Finance in 2008 before taking on the current role in 2011. He has spearheaded financial reporting, business planning, revenue assurance, taxation, risk management and a host of strategic projects including structuring initiatives. Deven serves as a Director on the boards of Bharti Enterprises Holdings Pvt Ltd, Bharti Telecom Ltd, Bharti Hexacom Ltd, Bharti Telemedia Ltd, Comviva Technologies Ltd & Centum Learning Ltd and has served on the boards of Bharti AXA Life Insurance Ltd and Bharti AXA General Insurance Ltd. Prior to joining Bharti, Deven worked with Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd as the Chief Financial Officer for a business portfolio including sugar, steam turbines, sugar machinery, water treatment, micro hydel and oil drilling. Deven is a commerce graduate from Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Mr. Ravi Kumar Kaushal

Job Titles:
  • Independent Director
  • Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
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.

Ms. Chua Sock Koong

Job Titles:
  • Non Executive Director
Chua Sock Koong is a nominee of SingTel and was appointed as a non-executive director of bharti telecom in February 2003. Sock Koong joined SingTel in June 1989 as Treasurer and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in April 1999. She held the positions of Group CFO and CEO International from February 2006 until October 12, 2006, when she was appointed Deputy Group CEO. She was appointed as SingTel Group CEO in April 2007. Sock Koong holds a 1st Class Honours Degree in Accountancy from the University of Singapore and is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Rajan Bharti Mittal

Job Titles:
  • Independent and Non - Executive Director
  • Vice - Chairman of Bharti Enterprises
Rajan Bharti Mittal is the Vice-Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, one of India's leading conglomerates with diversified interests in telecom, insurance, real estate, agri and food in addition to other ventures. Bharti has joint ventures with several global leaders: Singtel, AXA, Del Monte, SoftBank and Brightstar. Bharti Telecom, the flagship company of Bharti Enterprises, is among the world's largest telecommunications companies offering mobile, fixed broadband and digital TV solutions to over 400 million customers in 18 countries across India, South Asia and Africa. 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 on 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. He is also a member of the India-French CEO Forum and India-Singapore CEO Forum. In 2013, he was the President of ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) India. He was also the President of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) for the year 2010 - 2011 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.

Sunil Bharti Mittal - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • First Vice - Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce
  • Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises
Sunil Bharti Mittal is the Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises which has interests in telecom, retail, realty, financial services, agri-products and renewable energy. Bharti Telecom, the group's flagship company, is the world's third largest global telecommunications company by customer base with over 300 million customers across South Asia and Africa. Bharti has joint ventures with several global leaders: Singtel, SoftBank, AXA and Del Monte. Bharti Enterprises has acquired a minority stake in OneWeb with an aim to provide affordable internet access to all. Sunil is currently the First Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He also serves on the Prime Minister of India's Council on Trade & Industry, Chairman - World Economic Forum's (WEF) Telecom Steering Committee and Member of International Business Council - WEF, Telecom Board of International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Commissioner of the Broadband Commission and the Singapore Prime Minister's Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council. He is the Co-Chair of the India-Africa Business Council and India-Sri Lanka CEO Forum as well as member of the India-US, India-UK and India-Japan CEO Forums. Earlier, he served as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII, 2007-08), the premier industry body in India. Sunil is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian awards. He has also been awarded the INSEAD Business Leader for the World Award 2011 and the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2011 for "Corporate Conscience". Earlier, he received the Global Economy Prize 2009 by The Kiel Institute, Germany and the US-India Business Council also honored him with the ‘Global Vision' Award 2008. Sunil has received the GSM Association Chairman's Award for 2008. He is also a member of the Academy of Distinguished Entrepreneurs, Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts. An alumnus of Harvard Business School, Sunil is on Harvard University's Global Advisory Council, Board of Dean's Advisors of Harvard Business School and Governing Board of the Indian School of Business. He is also a Trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Foundation Endowment. Sunil believes that a responsible corporate has a duty to give back to the community in which it operates. This belief has resulted in the Bharti Foundation, which operates 254 schools as well as remedial centers and renders quality support to government schools, providing holistic education to over 50,000 under-privileged children in rural India. Sunil was ranked among the Top 25 Philanthropists in the World in 2009 by the Barron's Magazine. He is also a Member of the Board of Trustees of Qatar's Education Above All Foundation, an initiative of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser.

Tao Yih Arthur Lang

Job Titles:
  • Board Member of Globe Telecom
  • Independent and Non - Executive Director
Mr. Arthur Lang, 46, joined Singtel on January 9, 2017 as Chief Executive Officer, International (Designate) and became Chief Executive Officer, International on April 1, 2017. His main responsibilities are to oversee the growth of the Group's regional associates across India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, strengthen its relationship with overseas partners, and drive regional initiatives, such as the regional payments platform and gaming business, for scale and synergies. Prior to joining Singtel, Arthur was Group Chief Financial Officer of CapitaLand Limited, where he directly oversaw the functions of treasury, financial reporting and controls, risk management, strategic projects, tax, investor relations and private equity fund management. As Group CFO of CapitaLand, Arthur received the Best CFO of the Year Award for listed companies with market capitalisation of $1 billion and above at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2015. Prior to CapitaLand, Arthur was at Morgan Stanley where he was co-head of the Southeast Asia investment banking division and prior to that, Chief Operating Officer of the Asia Pacific investment banking division. Arthur is a board member of Globe Telecom, Bharti Infratel Limited, NetLink NBN Trust, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore, the National Kidney Foundation and the Straits Times Pocket Money Fund. Arthur holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (magna cum laude) from Harvard University.