Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal has received this year’s Harvard Business School alumni achievement award. Mittal said “Harvard Business School’s renowned management program helped me validate and sharpen my work towards putting together the building blocks to create one of the leading global telecom companies – Bharti Airtel”.

The alumni achievement award, presented annually since 1968, is the highest honour that Harvard Business School bestows on its alumni who have contributed significantly to their companies and communities.

On receiving the award, Mr Mittal credited the Harvard Business School’s management programme with helping him create Bharti Airtel. Having served on the HBS Board of Dean’s Advisors since 2010, Mr Mittal said the School continues to lead in producing world-class business leaders.

About Sunil Mittal

Sunil Bharti Mittal is an Indian telecom tycoon, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder,chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises, which has interests in telecom, retail, financial services, and agri business. The Group flagship Bharti Airtel, with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa and a customer base of over 275 million, is India’s largest telecom company and world’s third largest mobile operator.

In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honor. On 1 July 2013 he was elected Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce.