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Bharti Infratel wins ‘Best Employer’ at the Aon Hewitt Best Employers 2015 Awards

New Delhi, April 29, 2015: Bharti Infratel Limited, India’s leading provider of tower and related infrastructure sharing services has won top honors for its best people practices at the ‘Aon Hewitt Best Employers’ 2015 Awards. Bharti Infratel is adjudged ‘Best Employer 2015’ and was also given a special recognition ‘Best Employer for Commitment to Engagement’.

Devender Singh Rawat, Managing Director & CEO, said, “Our strong people focus is reflected in our business performance and it is now great to be recognized across industries as a Best Employer. Given that it has been eight years since our inception, this is a valued early milestone for us. It encourages us to add fuel to our journey towards sustained people excellence”

The 2015 study marks the 15th time the study has been conducted in India. The Aon Hewitt award recognises and felicitates companies for a robust people practices followed at Bharti Infratel with key focus on career development and engagement through career opportunities, leadership development, internal communications processes, robust HR strategy and execution. Other key attributes that differentiated Bharti Infratel to emerge amongst the top was brand reputation, leadership vision, credibility and high performance orientation.

About Bharti Infratel Limited:
Bharti Infratel is India’s leading provider of tower and related infrastructure and it deploys, owns and manages telecom towers and communication structures, for various mobile operators. The Company’s consolidated portfolio of over 85,000 telecom towers, which includes over 37,000 of its own towers and the balance from its 42% equity interest in Indus Towers, makes it one of the largest tower infrastructure providers in the country with presence in all 22 telecom circles. The three leading wireless telecommunications service providers in India by revenue - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular - are the largest customers of Bharti Infratel. The Company has been the industry pioneer in adopting green energy initiatives for its operations. For further details visit, www.bharti-infratel.com

About Aon Hewitt Best Employers Study:
The Aon Hewitt Best Employers study is the most comprehensive study of its kind in Asia Pacific. It is run in 12 markets: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. The study’s research methodology involves a rigorous process, conducted over a nine-month period that culminates in a solid, credible list of Best Employers.

Being recognized as an Aon Hewitt Best Employer means that:

1. The organization inspires strong commitment and superior performance from its people;
2. It drives business results through effective people practices; and,
3. It manages its business in ways that build long-term success and sustainability.