Bharti Airtel elevates Shashwat Sharma to COO

Bharti Airtel has announced the elevation of Shashwat Sharma to the role of Chief Operating Officer, as per the company's official website and filings submitted to the Bombay Stock Exchange. This change is part of the telecom company's recent restructuring of its management board, according to a news report citing these filings.

Shashwat Sharma previously held the position of Head of Marketing and Consumer Business at Bharti Airtel and was also the Chief Executive of Airtel DTH, which is the company's linear TV distribution business.

Amit Tripathi will be stepping into Sharma's shoes as the new Director of Marketing and Customer Experience and will also be joining the company's board. Amit has been associated with Airtel for 13 years and has previously served as the Chief Executive for the telco's Kerala and Tamil Nadu markets.

In this recent round of changes, Shashwat Sharma takes over the role previously held by Sunil Taldar, who was the Director of Operations for the India Business and was responsible for leading the transformation efforts for the telecom company's Africa business.