(27 September 2006 9:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Bharti Airtel, mobile services provider has announced the appointment of Atul Bindal as joint president - Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services and has appointed Deepak Srivastava as chief operating officer, Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services, North region.

Bindal will report to Bharti Airtel president Manoj Kohli and will be a member on the Airtel Management Board (AMB), and chair the Broadband and Telephone Services Management Board (BTMB). Srivastava will in turn report to Bindal.

Bindal, in his new role will focus on taking Bharti Airtel's Broadband and Telephone services division to new heights with increased town rollouts and introduction of new technologies. He will be supported by Rajiv Sharma (CEO-NCR), Deepak Srivastava (COO-North), Prem Pradeep (CEO-South Central), Deepak Khanna (CEO-West and MPCG), Randeep Narang (COO-MPCG), informs an official release.

Prior to this, Bindal was the executive director - South for Mobile Services at Bharti Airtel. He has also had a stint as the Group chief marketing officer and director - Mobile Services at Bharti Airtel for over one and half years.

Bharti Airtel president Manoj Kohli said, "I am delighted to
announce the appointment of Atul as the Joint President of our Broadband and Telephone services. Atul, with his strategic business sense and people management skills will lead a set of highly talented and competent leaders to take Bharti Airtel's Broadband and Telephone Services division to the next level of excellence in Broadband services in 92 towns."

Deepak Srivastava on the other hand, was the chief operating officer, Mobile Services, Bihar and Jharkhand. He joined Bharti Airtel in 2004.

"Deepak Srivastava has successfully led the Bihar and Jharkhand market to leadership and I am confident that in his new assignment, he will continue to set new standards and scale new heights in North Airtel Broadband and Telephone Services," added Kohli.