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Ganesh Ananthanarayanan

Ganesh Ananthanarayanan

Executive Director, Airtel Payments Bank

Airtel Payments Bank•Gurugram, Haryana, India

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Experience28+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Ganesh Ananthanarayanan is the Chief Operating Officer of Airtel Payments Bank. With over two decades of experience, Ganesh has worked in leadership positions in various sectors, including financial services, telecom and FMCG. He leads the product, engineering, sales, and customer experience teams to build the Bank business with customers. Ganesh has been a key guiding force in building a fully digital bank.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Airtel Payments BankCurrent
    Jul 2017–Present· 9 yrs 2 mos
    • Executive DirectorCurrent
      Oct 2025–Present
    • Chief Operating Officer
      Jul 2017–Dec 2025
  • airtel
    Feb 2013–Jun 2017· 4 yrs 4 mos
    • Executive Vice President, Go To Market
      Jun 2016–Jun 2017
    • Senior Vice President, Head Go To Market
      May 2014–Jun 2016
    • COO
      Feb 2013–May 2014
  • Unilever
    May 2001–2013· 11 yrs 8 mos
    • General Manager, Modern Trade
      Nov 2011–2013
    • Manager, National Key Accounts, Modern Trade
      Oct 2009–Oct 2011
    • Regional Sales and Customer Manager, General Trade, HUL
      Aug 2007–Sep 2009
    • Customer Marketing Manager, Modern Trade
      Jun 2005–Jul 2007
    • Key Account Manager, Modern Trade
      Mar 2002–May 2005
    • Business Leadership Trainee, Sales & Marketing
      May 2001–Apr 2002
  • Tata Motors
    Jul 1998–Jul 1999· 1 yr
    • Graduate Trainee, Engineering
      Jul 1998–Jul 1999

Education

Post Gradate Diploma in Business Management

Sales & Marketing

SP Jain

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

Metallurgical Engineering & Material Sciences

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Executive Relationship Map

Reports To
Ganesh Ananthanarayanan
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

20 of 20 skills
Shopper MarketingMarketingE-commerceManagementBusiness PlanningSalesKey Account ManagementChannel SalesStrategyStrategic PartnershipsCross-functional Team LeadershipRetailCustomer MarketingAccount ManagementTrade MarketingCustomer InsightFMCGDistributed Team ManagementSales OperationsKey Account Development