Board approves appointment of Manoj Murali as Chief Operating Officer
The Board has approved the appointment of Mr. Manoj Murali as Chief Operating Officer, with effect from 19 October 2026, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
By ScoutQuest · · 2 min read
- Effective Date of Appointment
- 19 October 2026
- Term of Appointment
- full-time employment position
- Age and Experience
- aged 55, over 25 years of experience
Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
The Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Mr. Manoj Murali as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The Board acted on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
The appointment takes effect from 19 October 2026, and the term of appointment is Full Time Employment.
What the update sets out
- Role: Chief Operating Officer of the Company
- Effective from: 19 October 2026
- Term: Full Time Employment
- Reason for the change: appointment
Who is Mr. Manoj Murali:
Mr. Murali is 55 years old and is described as a seasoned telecom and mobility business leader with over 25 years of experience. The update states he has been driving revenue, market share and profitability across large, multi-geography operations in India and Africa, and has led turnarounds across Sales, Marketing, Distribution, Operations and Customer Experience, spanning Mobile, Broadband, DTH, Payments Bank, m-Commerce and Digital businesses across B2C, B2B and D2C.
His qualifications include a Master of Business Administration from SIBM Pune and a Bachelor of Engineering from University of Poona. He was last posted at Ola Electric as Chief Business Officer. He has earlier worked with Reliance Jio as well as Bharti Airtel.
The update records that the disclosure of relationships between directors is Not Applicable in this case.
How to read this
This is a change in senior management. A Chief Operating Officer typically sits close to day-to-day operations, so the appointment is a leadership update rather than a financial event in itself. The update does not carry any numbers on remuneration, shareholding or the company's financials, so the immediate read for investors is informational — who is taking up a key operating role and from when.
Mr. Murali's stated experience spans telecom operations across multiple markets and business lines, which is the background the company has chosen to highlight. The appointment is effective from 19 October 2026, and the role is a full-time employment position.
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More numbers
- Age of Mr. Manoj Murali55 years
- Telecom and mobility experienceover 25 years
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