IndiGo appointed Vikram Singh Mehta as the chairman of its board, the low-cost carrier said in a statement on Wednesday.
Mehta, an existing board member of IndiGo, will succeed Venkataramani Sumantran, who took charge as chairman three years ago at the start of a post-pandemic rebound in air travel.
He has previously served on the Boards of Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, and Larsen and Toubro Limited.
Mehta started his professional journey with the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) in 1978 and served the country for two years before moving on to explore opportunities in the corporate sector.
He is the Chairman of the public policy think tank “Centre for Social and Economic Progress”, and former Executive Chairman of Brookings India and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution.
He was the Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in India and the Chief Executive Officer of Shell Markets and Shell Chemicals, Egypt.
Mehta was recognised as the “Businessman of the Year” by Asia House in 2010, and was named the “Best Independent Director” in India by Asia Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability in 2016. A Mathematics graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, he holds two master’s degrees – one from Oxford University in Politics and Economics, and the other in Energy Economics from Tufts University.
Mehta, an existing board member of IndiGo, will succeed Venkataramani Sumantran, who took charge as chairman three years ago at the start of a post-pandemic rebound in air travel.
He has previously served on the Boards of Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, and Larsen and Toubro Limited.
Mehta started his professional journey with the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) in 1978 and served the country for two years before moving on to explore opportunities in the corporate sector.
He is the Chairman of the public policy think tank “Centre for Social and Economic Progress”, and former Executive Chairman of Brookings India and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution.
He was the Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in India and the Chief Executive Officer of Shell Markets and Shell Chemicals, Egypt.
Mehta was recognised as the “Businessman of the Year” by Asia House in 2010, and was named the “Best Independent Director” in India by Asia Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability in 2016. A Mathematics graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, he holds two master’s degrees – one from Oxford University in Politics and Economics, and the other in Energy Economics from Tufts University.
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