Bharti Airtel (Airtel) has appointed Pradipt Kapoor as CIO. In his new role, he will drive Airtel’s overall Engineering strategy and be a key player in helping realize the company’s digital vision.

Pradipt will also be the member of the Airtel Management Board and report to Gopal Vittal, Managing Director & CEO of Bharti Airtel.

Speaking on the appointment of Pradipt, Gopal said, “Airtel has always been a magnet for top global talent and we are delighted to have Pradipt on board. He is an accomplished engineering leader and believes in creating value by enabling technology that is forced on outcomes. I am confident his experience will add immense value to Airtel’s digital vision. I wish him the very best”.

Pradipt takes over the role from Harmeen Mehta. Gopal said, “Harmeen has contributed immensely to Airtel’s digital transformation and helped build solid Engineering capabilities within the organization. On behalf of Airtel, I thank Harmeen and wish her the very best in her future endeavours”.

Prior to joining Airtel, Pradipt was the Global Head of Products and Solutions Engineering for a 3000 strong organization, A.P. Moller – Maersk. He had also spent over a decade at SITA Inc. (UK) running the products engineering there. Pradipt has also worn an entrepreneur’s hat earlier.