Prachur Sah

He has conceptualised and implemented the transformational initiatives that include the outsourcing deals undertaken by the group in the areas of Information Technology (IT) with IBM and Network Management. He has also been responsible for the separation of passive mobile infrastructure and forming Indus Towers — a Joint Venture with Vodafone and Idea, which is one of the largest tower companies in the world and is a unique example of collaborating at the back end while competing at the front end. In 2010, he was instrumental in the acquisition of Zain Group's mobile operations in 15 countries across Africa.

He has also spearheaded the successful public listings of Bharti Airtel (2002), Bharti Infratel (2012) and Airtel Africa (2019), and has been instrumental in introducing global benchmarks like full quarterly audits and transparent quarterly reports to provide all relevant information to investors and stakeholders. Consequently, Bharti Airtel and Bharti Infratel have been constantly awarded the highest ratings for corporate governance and are acknowledged globally for the highest standards of ethics.

He represents the Indian telecom industry and Bharti regularly at various forums and important seminars in India and abroad.

He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the ET Telecom Lifetime Achievement Award, the Voice&Data Lifetime Contribution Award, the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award as an Entrepreneur CEO, the CA Lifetime Achievement Award by ICAI, the Lifetime Achievement Award by Amity University, the CEO of the Year award at the National Telecom Awards, the CA Business Achiever award by ICAI, the Asia Corporate Dealmaker award at the Asia Pacific M&A Atlas Awards, Best CFO awards in multiple categories by CNBC-TV18, and induction into the Hall of Fame by CFO India.

His book, "Some Sizes Fit All", on management has been published by Penguin Random House.