Bharti Airtel’s Rahul Vatts named COAI Chairperson

Rahul Vatts, the Group Chief Regulatory Officer and Director, Corporate Affairs of Bharti Airtel, was named the new Chairperson of COAI, as the telecom industry association announced its leadership for 2026-27 on Thursday.

Vatts takes over at the helm of COAI from Vodafone Idea’s Abhijit Kishore who served as Chairperson of the telcos’ body for 2025-26.

Further, Ravi Gandhi, Chief Regulatory Officer of Reliance Jio Infocomm, will serve as Vice-Chairperson of COAI, the release said.