The Fourth V Narayanan Memorial Endowment Lecture - 24 Jan 2024

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH

VETERANS

Fragrance of Business PRESENT

THE FOURTH

V NARAYANAN MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT LECTURE 24 JAN 2024

Mr V Narayanan was an inspiring visionary. He built a culture of character and competence, and inspired ordinary people to do extraordinary things in the businesses he helmed. His expertise was sought after by a number of corporates, and he significantly contributed to the growth of the manufacturing industry in India, particularly Tamil Nadu.

The President & Managing Committee, Madras Management Association & Pond's Veterans cordially invite you to

THE FOURTH

V NARAYANAN MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT LECTURE

on

Lessons Learnt in a Disruption by

Mr Gopal Vittal MD & CEO Bharti Airtel Limited Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2024 Time: 6:00 PM - 7:25 PM Venue: MMA Management Center, Chennai Registration & Hi-Tea: 5:15 PM

Programme Programme

Time 05:15 pm

Registration & High Tea

06:00 pm

Welcome Address

Mr Mahalingam K President, MMA & Partner/Director TSM Group of Companies

06:05 pm

Introductory Remarks

Mr V Balaraman Past President, MMA & Former MD Ponds India Ltd

06:15 pm

Introduction of the Speaker

Mr Ravi Shankar (Former Partner, Ernst &Young) Founder, Connect2Expert

06:25 pm

V Narayanan (Pond's) Memorial Endowment Lecture by the Chief Guest

Mr Gopal Vittal MD & CEO Bharti Airtel Limited

07:00 pm

Q&A

07:20 pm

Vote of Thanks

Gp Capt R Vijayakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, MMA

Profile of the speaker Gopal Vittal Gopal Vittal has served as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Bharti Airtel Limited for the last ten years. In his role as CEO, he is responsible for defining the strategy and providing overall leadership to the operations of the company.

Under his leadership, Airtel has built a strong portfolio of businesses across Mobile, Homes, Enterprise and Digital services. In the last few years, he has driven the digital transformation of the business, improving experience, stripping out cost and re-imagining the business. As a result, Airtel has achieved a lifetime high in terms of both revenue market share and Enterprise value in a brutally competitive market place.

Prior to this, Gopal worked for twenty years with Unilever across sales, marketing and general management in markets spanning India, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and China. In his last assignment, as member of the Hindustan Unilever board, he led the Home and Personal care business and turned around the overall portfolio including Personal care, a segment that was declining for several years.

Gopal sits on the board of Bharti Airtel Limited, Indus Towers and Airtel Payments bank in addition to serving as Deputy Chair of GSMA, the premier global association of the mobile industry with over 1200 members across the world. He is an alumnus of Madras Christian College and has completed his MBA from IIM, Kolkata

Email Address mma@mmachennai.org Phone Number 044 - 28291133 / 28291166 Website www.mmachennai.org

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