CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Bharti Airtel shareholders have reappointed Gopal Vittal as the MD of the company for five years starting February 1, 2023. Airtel is the only other profitable company apart from Jio amongst the telecom service providers in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bharti Airtel’sshareholders have approved the re-appointment of GopalVittal as managing director of the company for a period of five years with effect from February 1, 2023.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bharti Airtel board has reappointed Gopal Vittal as Managing Director & CEO for a further period of five years ending on January 31, 2028.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gopal is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel - India and South Asia. After finishing his studies at Madras Christian College he completed his PGDM at I.I.M. Calcutta and joined Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), one of India’s biggest FMCG companies in 1990.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bharti Airtel chief executive officer Gopal Vittal has been elected as the deputy chair of GSMA, a global mobile operators body. Vittal will hold the post for two years beginning January 1, 2023. Member companies selected 26 board members for 2023-24 which include senior executives from mobile operators.