Airtel Payments Bank appointed Shashi Arora as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, subject to approval by the Reserve Bank of India.
Shashi Arora will replace Manish Khera, CEO, as Khera decided to pursue his entrepreneurial journey.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Airtel Payments Bank, said in a statement that with the experience of 26 years across sectors Arora has handled key market facing assignments as well as business leadership roles.
He started his career with Hindustan Unilever as a management trainee in 1990 and during his 12-year stint, served in various sales and marketing roles.
Arora joined Bharti Airtel in February 2006 and was appointed CEO of Bharti Telemedia Ltd, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel that provides DTH services in August 2011.
Arora is a Gold Medalist from the Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences, Bhiwani, and has done his MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur.