P R E S E N TAT I O N R E P O R T

ON :

MR. SUNIL BHARTI

MITTAL

ABOUT HIM :
was born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. His father, Sat
Pal Mittal had been the Member of Parliament (M.P)
from Ludhiana. He first joined the Wynberg Allen
School in Mussoorie but later attended Scindia School
at Gwalior and he graduated in 1976 from Punjab
University, Chandigarh, with a Bachelor of Arts and
Science for which he studied in Arya College for Boys, a
local college in Ludhiana.

ENTREPRENEURIAL
VENTURES :
Mittal started his first business in April 1976 , at the age of
18, with a capital investment of20,000. His first business was
to make crankshafts for local bicycle manufacturers.
In 1980, he along with his brothers Rakesh, Rajan started an
Import Enterprise named Bharti Overseas Trading Corporation
In 1981, he purchased importing licences from exporting
companies in Punjab. He then imported thousands ofSuzuki
Motors's portable electric-powergenerators fromJapan

In 1984, he started assembling push-button phones in

India,which he earlier used to import from a Taiwan
company.

In 1995, Sunil Mittal founded Bharti Cellular Limited

(BCL) to offer cellular services under the brand name
AirTel. Soon, Bharti became the first telecom company to
cross the 2-million mobile subscriber mark.

PERSONAL LIFE :
Mittal resides in Delhi.
He is married and has three children

G R O U P OV E RV I E W :
Founded in 1976, by Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti has grown from
being a manufacturer of bicycle parts to one of the largest and most
respected business groups in India.
Bharti started its telecom services business by launching mobile
services in Delhi (India) in 1995. Since then there has been no
looking back
Through its global telecom operations Bharti group operates
under the Airtel brand in 19 countries across Asia and Africa
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Seychelles, Burkina Faso, Chad,and
many more.

What sets Bharti apart from the rest is its ability to

forge strong partnerships :

. Over the years some of biggest names in international

business have partnered Bharti. Currently, Singtel, IBM,
Ericsson, Nokia Siemens and Alcatel-Lucent are key
partners in telecom.
Walmart is Bhartis partner for its cash & carry venture.
Axa Group is the partner for the financial service
business and Del Monte Pacific for the processed foods
division.

C O M PA N I E S O F B H A R T I E N T E R P R I S E S

Bharti Airtel Ltd. : the 5th largest mobile operator in the

world in terms of subscriber base and has a presence in 19
countries.
Bharti Infratel Limited : The company deploys and manages
telecom towers and communication structure for various
wireless operators. In India,it has over 32,000 towers, across 18
states and 11 Telecom circles, and still growing.
Bharti Retail Ltd. : is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti
Enterprises. Bharti Retail has opened 59

stores in

Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi

Bharti TeleTech Ltd. : is Indias leading telecom & allied

products company. It is one of the largest manufacturers of
landline telephones in the world. With a strong distribution
network across the country, the company is also the primary
distributor of IT and Telecom products from international
brands such asMotorola,Blackberry,etc.
Comviva Technologies Limited : is an India based
organization providing VAS solutions for mobile operators
around the world.
FieldFresh Foods Pvt. Ltd.: The company offers fresh
fruits & vegetables and processed foods & beverages in the
domestic as well as international markets.

Bharti Realty :
is the in-houseReal EstateArm for Bharti Group and
facilitates by extending support to the Group Companies for
Identifying, Developing and Maintaining Real Estate.
Bharti Enterprises has a joint venture with AXA ,together
offering a range of General And Life Insurance and Mutual
Funds.

Transforming India Leader, NDTV Business Leader Awards 2008.

AW
ARD
S AND
GSMA Chairman's
Award
2008.

RECOGNITION

Padma Bhushan in 2007, from the President of India.

Asia Businessman of the Year, Fortune Magazine 2006.
Telecom Person of the Year, Voice & Data, 2006.
CEO of the year 2005, at the Frost and Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT awards 2006.
Best Asian Telecom CEO, Telecom Asia Awards 2005.
Best CEO, India, Institutional Investor, 2005.
Business Leader Of The Year, Economic Times, 2005.
INSEAD Business Leader Award 201

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