Bharti Airtel Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Bharti Airtel's CEO is Gopal Vittal, appointed in Apr 2014, has a tenure of 11.42 years. total yearly compensation is ₹202.47M, comprised of 59.9% salary and 40.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth ₹1.89B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 4.9 years respectively.
Key information
Gopal Vittal
Chief executive officer
₹202.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 59.94% |
| CEO tenure | 11.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 3.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.9yrs |
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | ₹353b |
| Mar 31 2025 | ₹202m | ₹121m | ₹336b |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | ₹246b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | ₹123b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | ₹100b |
| Mar 31 2024 | ₹186m | ₹111m | ₹75b |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | ₹84b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | ₹75b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | ₹84b |
| Mar 31 2023 | ₹306m | ₹101m | ₹83b |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | ₹73b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | ₹66b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | ₹56b |
| Mar 31 2022 | ₹153m | ₹91m | ₹43b |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | ₹30b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -₹68b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -₹93b |
| Mar 31 2021 | ₹250m | ₹86m | -₹261b |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -₹326b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -₹253b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -₹459b |
| Mar 31 2020 | ₹195m | ₹85m | -₹351b |
| Dec 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -₹294b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -₹275b |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -₹26b |
| Mar 31 2019 | ₹254m | ₹81m | ₹4b |
Compensation vs Market: Gopal's total compensation ($USD2.30M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Indian market ($USD1.18M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Gopal's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Gopal Vittal (59 yo)
Mr. Gopal Krishna Vittal is Non-Executive Director of Airtel Africa Plc from October 28, 2024. Mr. Vittal serves as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director at Indus Towers Limited since November 19, 2020. H...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman | 30.2yrs | ₹325.59m | no data | |
| Vice Chairman & MD | 11.4yrs | ₹202.47m | 0.017% ₹ 1.9b | |
| Chief Financial Officer of India & South Asia | 3.8yrs | ₹62.48m | no data | |
| Deputy GM of Corporate Secretarial | 8.7yrs | ₹8.25m | no data | |
| Senior VP & Company Secretary | 8.2yrs | ₹20.38m | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 1.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Network & Chief Technical Officer | 7.1yrs | ₹2.77m | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | 2.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Director of Legal | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Head of Corporate Communications | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| CEO of Connected Homes & Chief Marketing Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 532454's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Executive Chairman | 30.2yrs | ₹325.59m | no data | |
| Vice Chairman & MD | 12.6yrs | ₹202.47m | 0.017% ₹ 1.9b | |
| Non-Executive Director | 24.3yrs | ₹6.41m | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.9yrs | ₹18.86m | no data | |
| Non Executive Director | less than a year | ₹1.70m | no data | |
| Non Executive Chairman of Airtel Sri Lanka | 10.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | ₹13.00m | 0% ₹ 0 | |
| Lead Independent Director | 4.1yrs | ₹9.00m | no data | |
| Non-Executive Director | 4.9yrs | ₹6.41m | no data | |
| Independent Director | 6.5yrs | ₹17.28m | 0% ₹ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | ₹6.83m | 0% ₹ 0 |
Experienced Board: 532454's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/09/09 22:11 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/09/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Bharti Airtel Limited is covered by 82 analysts. 32 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Vivekanand Subbaraman | Ambit Capital |
| Nitin Bhasin | Ambit Capital |
| Yogesh Kirve | Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers Limited |