GSMA elects Airtel CEO Vittal as Deputy Chair

• Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal was elected as deputy chair of the Global System for Mobile communications Association (GSMA).

• Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal was elected as deputy chair of the Global System for Mobile communications Association (GSMA). 

• 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. 

• Telefonica Group CEO Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez continues to be the chair of the GSMA board.