Bhargava goes to Kenya as Airtel MD

Bharti Airtel has named Mr. Shivan Bhargava as the Managing Director for its Kenyan operation.

Until recently, Shivan was the Chief Operating Officer and in his new role would be responsible for leading Airtel’s aggressive growth plans in Kenya.

The chief executive officer, Airtel Africa Anglophone Region, Mr. Jayant Khosla,said Kenya has always been a key market with great potential for growth within the region.

“Our leadership and management team in Kenya is made up of exceptionally talented, experienced, passionate and committed individuals. Shivan’s experience and qualifications will add value to the team and Airtel’s future plans to deliver innovative and best-in-class mobile services. I wish him success in his new assignment,” he said.

According to a press statement made available to ITRealms Online Shivan has been with Bharti Airtel since 2003 and has significantly contributed to growth of the business.

Also, it was gathered that Shivan has experience in both technical and marketing and has an Engineering degree specializing in Telecommunications, just as he has a post graduate qualification in Business Management, specialized in Marketing and has a proven track record in commercial operations for more than 16 years with Coca-Cola and Airtel.

 
Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading integrated telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, including Nigeria.

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