Bimal Khandelwal

Bimal Khandelwal is the Chief Executive Officer of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), India, one of the country’s largest data centre operators. A Chartered Accountant by training, he brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across telecommunications, financial services, and digital infrastructure. Before being appointed CEO in 2024, he served as Chief Financial Officer of STT GDC India, where he played a central role in the company’s growth, capital allocation, governance, and expansion strategy. Prior to joining STT GDC India in 2017, he held senior leadership positions at Idea Cellular, Aircel, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications, Birla Sun Life Insurance, and BILT.

Over the past several years, Khandelwal has been closely involved in scaling STT GDC India’s footprint across major digital infrastructure hubs. His leadership has focused on strengthening the company’s financial foundation, supporting large-scale capacity expansion, and advancing sustainability and ESG initiatives. Since taking over as CEO, he has led STT GDC India’s next phase of growth, including investments in AI-ready infrastructure, hyperscale campuses, and long-term capacity development across India.

Under his leadership, STT GDC India continues to expand its nationwide data centre platform through new developments in key markets such as Mumbai and Chennai. Recent initiatives include the development of the Palava campus in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, designed to scale to approximately 400 MW of IT load, and major investments in Chennai to support growing demand for cloud and AI workloads. The company has also announced significant investments in AI-ready digital infrastructure and remains focused on energy efficiency, sustainable operations, and supporting India’s rapidly growing digital economy.