GOPAL VITTAL

Appointed to the Board September 2025.

Gopal held various senior roles including as executive director at Hindustan Unilever (HUL) over a 20-year career spanning major markets throughout Asia. Prior to his role there, he held the roles of Vice Chairman, Managing Director, and CEO of Bharti Airtel, building a portfolio of businesses across mobile, B2B, home broadband, DTH and digital services.

Gopal brings significant experience in the global telecoms and customer-focused products sectors, noted for his strategic planning acumen and business transformation programmes and revenue generation through customer segment innovation.

Executive Vice Chairman of Bharti Airtel, Non-Executive Director of Airtel Africa and Airtel Payments Bank, Board Chair of GSMA and a member of the Deutsche Telekom advisory board.