Samtel Avionics appoints Bharti Airtel veteran Akhil Gupta as Strategic Advisor
Gupta will assist Samtel Avionics in preparing the company’s long-term strategy for aviation, space and advanced electronics businesses
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Published: Aug 3, 2026 3:22 PM | 2 min read
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- Samtel Avionics Limited has appointed Akhil Gupta as a Strategic Advisor through his firm, M/s Inversion Advisory Services, to guide the company's expansion into new technology areas such as space, satellite systems, UAVs, and optronics.
- Gupta, with extensive leadership experience from his tenure at Bharti Airtel, will assist in developing long-term strategies for aviation, space, and advanced electronics, as well as advising on financial management and corporate governance.
- Puneet Kaura, Managing Director and CEO of Samtel Avionics, expressed enthusiasm for Gupta's appointment, highlighting his expertise in scaling businesses and understanding of high-tech sectors.
- Gupta emphasized the growth potential in India's aerospace, defense, and space sectors, expressing his commitment to helping Samtel Avionics build a scalable organization during this critical phase of its development.
Samtel Avionics Limited has appointed Akhil Gupta as a Strategic Advisor through his firm M/s Inversion Advisory Services. In this role, Gupta will play a key role in advising the company’s expansion into new-age technology domains including space, satellite systems, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and optronics.
Gupta brings with him decades of leadership experience and has been closely associated with the remarkable growth journey of the Bharti Airtel group. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in helping scale the Airtel business from its early stages into one of India’s largest telecommunication enterprise.
Under this role, Gupta will assist Samtel Avionics in preparing the company’s long-term strategy for aviation, space and advanced electronics businesses along with advising in financial management, capital structure, IPO readiness, and corporate governance.
Speaking on this development, Puneet Kaura, Managing Director and CEO, Samtel Avionics shared, “We are delighted to welcome Mr. Akhil Gupta as a Strategic advisor to Samtel Family. His deep expertise of scaling businesses, strategic investments, corporate governance, and understanding of new-age high technology sectors will bring lot of value as we accelerate our expansion into space, satellite, UAV, and advanced electronics domains. His guidance will help us build a strong foundation for Samtel’s next phase of growth.”
Akhil Gupta added, “India is entering an exciting phase of growth in the aerospace, defence and space sectors, creating significant opportunities for companies with strong technological and manufacturing capabilities. Samtel Avionics has built a robust foundation in mission-critical Defence technologies, supported by a clear commitment to innovation and indigenization. I am pleased to associate with the company at this pivotal stage of its journey and look forward to working with the leadership team to shape a scalable, future-ready organization as it expands into strategic technology domains, particularly in space segment.”
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