Rahul Bhatnagar is Bharti's new MD, CFO

Bharti Enterprises has appointed Rahul Bhatnagar its new managing director and chief financial officer.

He will report to Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman, Bharti Enterprises. Rahul takes over from Manoj Kohli, who has assumed the role of executive chairman, SBG Cleantech - a joint venture between SoftBank, Bharti and Foxconn for renewable energy, Bharti Enterprises said in a statement. He was earlier with PepsiCo, where he worked for over 19 years in various senior-level positions across regions. In his new role, he will build strategic business value proposition for Bharti's non-telecom businesses and will be responsible for further strengthening the financial management processes and governance of these businesses and also lead new business development for the group, the statement said.

Mittal said, "Bharti has always attracted the best of talent and I am confident that Rahul's vast experience will add immense value to our emerging business portfolio."

Bhatnagar is a CA from ICAI and an MBA from Wharton. He has over 35 years of global experience spread across diverse industries. His experience spans Business Strategy and Execution, Financial Management and Controls, M&A, Taxation, Treasury, Marketing Intelligence and IT.