COAI Names Pramod Mittal as Chairperson for 2022-23

Industry body COAI has appointed Pramod K. Mittal, president of Reliance Jio Infocomm, as the new Chairperson of the association for the time period of 2022-23. Mittal is the former Vice Chairperson of the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), and its members include Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (VIL).

He will be taking over Ajai Puri as the chairperson of COAI, who held the for two consecutive terms. In announcing its leadership from 2022 to 23, COAI said P Balaji, Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer of Vodafone Idea (VIL), will be the Vice-Chair of the association.

Mittal has 42 years of extensive experience in telecommunications. Prior to joining India's leading telecommunications operator, Reliance President Jio Infocomm also worked for the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for over 37 years.

Mittal describes his new role as COAI Chair, “We look forward to working closely with our members, especially considering the deployment of 5G, to realize the vision of the Honourable Prime Minister's Digital India Initiative.”