All other Air India Group CXO roles and reporting lines roles remain unchanged
As merger with Vistara reaches conclusion on November 12, Air India Group has announced senior management changes to streamline functioning of all airlines under the group.
According to a press statement by Air India, Vinod Kannan, Chief Executive Officer of Vistara who has also been holding the role of Chief Integration Officer for the full-service airlines’ merger, will continue in the latter role post-merger.
The statement adds that Kannan will be a member of the Management Committee and will report directly to Campbell Wilson, CEO, Air India.
It goes on to say that Deepak Rajawat, Chief Commercial Officer of Vistara, will take up the Chief Financial Officer role at newly-enlarged Air India Express, reporting to CEO Aloke Singh.
He will also support Group CFO Sanjay Sharma in strategic initiatives and projects. Consequently, Vikas Agarwal, the current CFO of Air India Express, will move to a new role in Air India.
The statement adds that Hamish Maxwell, SVP Flight Operations of Vistara, has assumed an advisory role to Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh, while Pushpinder Singh, Chief Operations Officer of Air India Express, returns to flying. A successor for Singh will be announced in due course.
The airline adds that Deepa Chadha and Vinod Bhatt, SVP HR and Corporate Affairs and Chief Information Officer of Vistara respectively, will take on senior roles at other Tata group companies, while Vistara CFO Niyant Maru, who had continued beyond his superannuation date to see through completion of the merger, will retire at the end of his current term.
Campbell Wilson
The statement adds that all other Air India Group CXO roles and reporting lines roles remain unchanged.
“Over the past two years the four Tata airlines have worked hard to prepare for and execute one of the most complex mergers in aviation history, consolidating from four airlines to two in the context of dramatic growth and wholesale transformation,” says Wilson.
“As we now approach the end of that process, we are delighted to formalise a Group leadership comprising colleagues from all four antecedent airlines to drive the next phase of our journey. I would also like to acknowledge those who, whether retiring or taking up other roles within the Tata group, have contributed so significantly not just to the consolidation process but, over many years, to the DNA of what is now the new Air India,” he adds.
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