The Cellular Operators Association of India on Tuesday announced the appointment of Dilip Modi as its chairman for a period of one year.

Modi, who was earlier vice chairman of COAI, was "unanimously elected" as the association's chairman at its annual general meeting held on Monday, a statement said, adding that Modi takes over from Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Anil Nayar, corporate director of Bharti Enterprises, was elected as the vice chairman of COAI for 2003-04.

COAI has also elected its new executive council, which includes K V P Baskar (Aircel Ltd), Narender Gupta (Bharti), D B Sehgal (BPL) and Rajan Swaroop (Escotel) among others, it added.