Kumar Mangalam Birla returns to Vodafone Idea Ltd board

Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla has returned to the board of Vodafone Idea Ltd as an additional director less than two years after leaving the mobile service provider.

Birla, formerly a chairman at the debt-ridden telecom giant, will join the board effective April 20, Vodafone’s Indian JV said in an exchange disclosure.

He also serves as the chairman of conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, which held an 8.36 per cent stake in Vodafone Idea as of February 7, according to Refinitiv data.