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Airtel hires Jinesh Hegde as CEO for Sri Lankan operations

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Airtel appoints Jinesh Hegde as CEO of Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has appointed Jinesh Hegde as the chief executive officer (CEO) for its Sri Lankan operations.

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He takes on this role from Suren Goonewardene. In his new role, Hegde will report to Ajai Puri, Director, Market Operations (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel.

He brings with him over two decades of experience across general management, business operations. He has spent the past 14 years in the telecommunications industry, in both the consumer and enterprise space covering mobile, fixed line and enterprise business.

Prior to joining Airtel, Jinesh worked with Uninor (a subsidiary of Telenor Group – Norway in India).

A mechanical engineer from the Karnataka University in India, Jinesh also has a MBA in General Management from the Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta). He has also attended a Digital Marketing program at INSEAD and a Marketing Management program from the London Business School, London.

Suren Goonewardene has been re-designated as Non-Executive Chairman of Airtel Lanka.

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