Gopal Vittal was born on 1967 and is an Indian business executive.
10 Facts About Gopal Vittal
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Gopal Vittal is the Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel and South Asia, an Indian multinational telecommunications services company with operations in 20 countries.
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Gopal Vittal did his schooling at Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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In 2008, Gopal Vittal was persuaded to return to HUL by its CEO, Nitin Paranjpe.
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Gopal Vittal was reappointed head of the home and personal care businesses and given a board seat, superseding several company executives.
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Gopal Vittal turned around the businesses, and between 2008 and 2012, the segment grew at a compounded annual rate of 14.7 per cent.
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Gopal Vittal, who was seen in HUL as second only to Paranjpe, left the company again in early 2012, a few months before the latter received a five-year extension as CEO.
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In early 2012, Gopal Vittal re-joined Bharti Airtel, as a Director in charge of special projects and international business strategy.
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Gopal Vittal spent most of 2012 and early 2013 at Singtel.
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In early 2013, Airtel announced that Gopal Vittal would be the next CEO of Airtel India.