New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Indian multinational telecom giant Bharti Airtel's board of directors, on Thursday, 18 December 2025, approved changes in company management, while appointing Gopal Vittal as the executive vice chairman, and Shashwat Sharma as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective from 1 January 2026, according to an exchange filing.

In the BSE filing, the firm said that Vittal, who is currently serving as the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Bharti Airtel, will become the Executive Vice Chairman of the telecom giant for the next five years.

Shashwat Sharma, who was named as the CEO in October 2025, is now set to take over the company's reins effective 1 January 2026, according to the official announcement.

The telec...