India's largest telecom company Bharti Airtel today appointed Gopal Vittal as Group Director for

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He is rejoining the company after moving out in 2008.

"We are delighted to have Gopal back at Airtel. Given our global aspirations and a fast evolving mobile telephony landscape led by explosive growth of data services, we are preparing a strong platform for the next phase of our growth," Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Managing Director Bharti Airtel said in a statement.

Vittal had previously worked with Airtel as Director - Marketing from 2006 to 2008, the company said in statement.

He will be responsible for Airtel's international strategy and to build world class data business, it added.

Bharti Airtel is a global mobile phone operator with presence in 19 countries across Asia and Africa.