Airtel announces senior level organisation changes for

its Africa Operations

New Delhi/ Nairobi, August 28, 2013: Bharti Airtel (Airtel), a leading global
telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and
Africa, today announced senior level organisation changes for its Africa operations.

Manoj Kohli, MD & CEO (International), in-charge of Airtels operations in Africa,

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, will relocate to India effective Jan 1, 2014. Manoj, who is
currently based at Airtels Africa headquarters in Nairobi, has successfully led the
Companys foray into Africa over the past three years. He has also successfully
completed the integration and transformation of Airtels operations in Africa and more
recently integrated the Bangladesh and Sri Lanka businesses with the international
operations. Manoj has also led the implementation of business model changes,
institutionalized the Airtel DNA and established key stakeholder and government
relationships in Africa.

Christian de Faria will join Airtel Africa starting September 16, 2013. He will be based out
of Nairobi and will report to ManojKohli. Christian will immediately take charge of
Anglophone operations and commence a comprehensive orientation encompassing Airtel
Africa HQ functions, Francophone and Nigeria Regions. He will assume overall
responsibility as CEO-Airtel Africa from January 1, 2014. Christian brings with him
over 30 years of rich industry experience across multiple geographies, diverse sectors
and organisations such as MTN, Telekom Malaysia, Discvision, Deutsche Telecom and
Grundig.
Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, BhartiAirtel, said, We have built a strong foundation for
the next phase of growth of our Africa operations and are excited about the opportunities
that lie ahead. Manoj has successfully embedded our business model and the Airtel
brand in Africa, and will now provide governance oversight to the international operations
and be involved with the group strategic matters. I also take this opportunity to welcome
Christian and am confident that his vast experience, particularly in Africa, will add
immense value to our operations. I welcome Manoj back to India and wish Christian a
successful future.

While continuing to lead Airtels international operations and providing governance

oversight to Airtel Africa, Airtel Bangladesh and Airtel Sri Lanka, Manoj would also lead
strategic issues such as in-market consolidation via M&A, key matters relating to
Towerco, global partnerships, global sourcing from key Partners and strategic Regulatory
aspects. Additionally, Manoj will be responsible for the Business Development/ M&A
function for the telecom business and be involved with the group strategic matters.
Manoj will continue his position on the Boards of Bharti Airtel International Netherlands
B.V. and Airtel Networks Ltd, Nigeria.

Christian, for the last seven years, was associated with MTN where he held senior
leadership positions including Executive Vice President, responsible for the operations for
West and Central Africa Region and later as Group Commercial Officer for two years until
Jan 2013. As CEO - Airtel Africa, Christian will be responsible for providing overall
leadership for the African operations and will be fully empowered to manage its P&L. He
will lead the growth agenda across markets and build key skills and capabilities within
the organization. He will also be co-opted on the Board of BhartiAirtel International
Netherlands B.V. and on the Boards of major Opcos in Africa.