Update: Looks like people were wondering if Manoj Kohli has left the Bharti Group. The exit, it appears, is only from Airtel. In a clarification, Airtel has said that: "Manoj continues to serve as the Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises. As the Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises, Manoj leads the oversight of all non-telecom businesses of the group - Retail, Insurance, Food & Agri, Realty and others, and works closely with the respective MD / CEOs. Manoj is also responsible for Business Development and Corporate Affairs on a group wide basis." On Feb 5th: Manoj Kohli has resigned from the board and stepped down as the non-executive director of Bharti Airtel , the company informed the BSE. Other changes included the appointment of Shishir Priyadarshi as an independent director. Kolhi had previously resigned as the managing director and CEO (International) of Bharti Airtel, effective 1st April 2014. He was then appointed as the Chairman of Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV which owns telecom operations in Africa. He had also been appointed as the Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises effective April 1, 2014, as indicated by a The Hindu Business Line report. In this role, he was overlooking all the non-telecom businesses of the Bharti Group which includes retail, food and agriculture, real estate and insurance. Kohli had been appointed Bharti Airtel’s MD in Jan 2013. Later the year, he had relocated to India after a difficult stint in Africa, where the company had failed to meet the ambitious goals that Kohli had set…
