Indus Towers Limited announced the appointment of Pankaj Tewari as Additional Director on the company’s Board, with effect from October 8, 2022.
According to the company’s exchange filing, “the Board of Directors of the Company in their meeting held on October 8, 2022, has appointed Mr. Pankaj Tewari (DIN: 08006533) as an Additional Director in the category of Non-executive Non-Independent Director w.e.f. October 8, 2022.”
Pankaj Tewari is a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and a law-graduate with over 21 years of professional experience spread across Industry and Consulting. He is the Group Company Secretary of Bharti group since June 2017 reporting to the group Chairman. He is responsible for ensuring high standards of Corporate Governance across the group. He has anchored / supported marquee corporate transactions including some of the largest fundraising initiatives, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring and overseas listing of Airtel Africa plc. He has engaged with regulatory bodies at senior levels both in India & overseas and represented the Company at various fora, the statement said.
Tewari is a part of Bharti Management Board and serves as a Non-Executive Director on the board of various Bharti Group companies including Bharti Enterprises Limited, Airtel Digital Limited and Telesonic Networks Limited amongst others. Before joining Bharti Group, he had a long stint of 12 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He has worked extensively in Corporate and allied laws, Corporate Governance and Compliance space and has the experience of working with Senior Boards on governance, board-effectiveness, and evaluation. He led the thought leadership initiative on the new company law and conducted workshops for boards of several large listed and multinational companies.
Prior to PwC, he has worked in the industry in the corporate secretarial and legal domain. Tewari has been a member of committees on corporate laws and regulatory affairs in CII, FICCI & PHD Chamber of Commerce. He has been a CII nominee on Secretarial Standards Board. He has been extensively involved in various initiatives on public advocacy, policy matters and thought leadership. He has spoken / written regularly on contemporary issues in corporate laws / governance and regulatory space.
Indus Towers Limited (formerly Bharti Infratel Limited) is India’s leading provider passive telecom infrastructure and it deploys, owns and manages telecom towers and communication structures, for various mobile operators.
