Ritesh Agrawal
About Ritesh Agrawal
Ritesh Agrawal is the Head of Marketing for DTH at Airtel, with extensive experience in marketing and business development. He has held various leadership roles at Airtel since 2009 and has a strong educational background in Marketing and Finance from XLRI Jamshedpur.
Current Position at Airtel
Ritesh Agrawal currently serves as the Head of Marketing for DTH at Airtel, a position he has held since 2021. He operates from Gurugram, Haryana, India. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing marketing strategies and initiatives for Direct-to-Home services, leveraging his extensive experience in the telecommunications sector.
Previous Roles at Airtel
Ritesh Agrawal has held various positions at Airtel over the years. He worked as Head Marketing for Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand from 2019 to 2021, and as Head Marketing for the UPW and Uttarakhand Circle from 2018 to 2019. His earlier roles include Senior Manager from 2013 to 2015, Zonal Business Manager for the MPCG circle from 2016 to 2017, and Zonal Business Manager for Delhi NCR from 2017 to 2018. He also served as Head Acquisitions for the MPCG circle in 2015 and held multiple managerial positions in marketing and sales.
Education and Expertise
Ritesh Agrawal holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) with a focus on Marketing and Finance from XLRI Jamshedpur, where he studied from 2007 to 2009. He also earned a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Ceramics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, from 2001 to 2005. His expertise includes developing go-to-market strategies, consumer insights, product marketing, and business development.
Early Career Experience
Before joining Airtel, Ritesh Agrawal worked at Wipro Technologies as a Project Engineer from 2005 to 2007. He also completed a summer internship at Tata Steel in 2008. His early career included a brief tenure as a Young Leader at Airtel in 2009 and various roles in sales and marketing from 2010 to 2013.
Leadership and Team Management
Ritesh Agrawal has successfully led multiple large teams across different geographies during his career. He focuses on execution excellence and talent management, demonstrating proven skills in managing diverse teams to achieve business objectives.