Mr. Sanjeev Aga
Managing Director, Idea Cellular Limited and Director, Aditya Birla Management Corporation Limited

Mr. Sanjeev Aga is Managing Director of Idea Cellular Limited, a leading Indian mobile services operator. He is a Director on the Board of the Aditya Birla Management Corporation, and is the Chairperson of the Cellular Operators Association of India.

In a business career commencing in 1973, Mr. Aga has held senior positions in Asian Paints, Chellarams (Nigeria), and Jenson & Nicholson. In 1987, he joined Blow Plast to head the furniture business, was made Chief Executive of Mattel Toys in 1990, and in January 1993 was appointed Managing Director of Blow Plast with multi-business responsibility including the flagship VIP luggage business.

In November 1998, he was appointed as CEO of the Aditya Birla Group's telecom JV, Birla AT&T Ltd. He led the company through a period of fast-paced change, through expansion and acquisition, and merger with Tata Cellular Ltd., to be CEO of what became Idea Cellular. From May 2005 until October 2006, Mr. Aga was Managing Director of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., a conglomerate whose interests span diverse group businesses.

Mr. Aga is an Honours graduate in Physics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a post graduate from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata.