Amitabh Kant was the Chief Executive Officer of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)
IndiGo, India’s largest airline, announced the appointment of Amitabh Kant as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Directors of InterGlobe Aviation Limited, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.
Vikram Singh Mehta
In a press statement, IndiGo says that as a member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Kerala Cadre – 1980 batch, Kant has had a career spanning over four decades. Most recently, he served as India’s Sherpa to the Prime Minister during India’s G20 Presidency. He is also said to have been the driving force behind several large-scale sustainability initiatives such as the Green Hydrogen Mission and the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage.
“IndiGo is delighted to welcome Amitabh Kant as a Board member. He is a distinguished personality with rich administrative experience at the national and global level. His leadership qualities developed over the years by managing and delivering successful projects of global scale will benefit IndiGo immensely, especially in its fast-paced international expansion. IndiGo’s team can leverage his broad based experience and knowledge in achieving its vision of becoming a global player by 2030,” says Vikram Singh Mehta, Chairman of the Board of Directors, IndiGo.
Kant was also the Chief Executive Officer of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), the renamed Planning Commission, for a period of six years. During his tenure, he served in several key roles including Director on the Board of the National Highways Authority of India and Member of India’s National Statistical Commission.
“I am delighted to join the Board of InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo). In under two decades, IndiGo has transformed air travel in India, emerging as a global benchmark for operational excellence and
Amitabh Kant
customer experience. With its scale, efficiency, and international ambition, IndiGo will open up new markets for India, and transform our airports into global hubs of connectivity and commerce, driving tourism, trade, and investment, while linking people, markets, and opportunities across borders. I look forward to contributing to IndiGo’s, and India’s, next chapter of trade, tourism and economic growth,” says Kant.
Kant’s leadership in culture and tourism, through Kerala’s branding as God’s Own Country and later, the Incredible India campaign, reflects his deep understanding of branding’s multiplier effect on economic growth. He has also led key infrastructure projects like the expansion of Kozhikode Airport and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, adds the statement.
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