IndiGo appoints Amitabh Kant as non-executive director, says his management might be invaluable for airline

IndiGo Airways on Thursday introduced the appointment of former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant as a Non-Govt Director on the Board of Administrators of InterGlobe Aviation Restricted. The airways stated his appointment is topic to regulatory and shareholder approval.

On his appointment as Non-Govt Director by the IndiGo, Amitabh Kant stated, “I’m delighted to hitch the Board of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo). In underneath 20 years, IndiGo has reworked air journey in India, rising as a worldwide benchmark for operational excellence and buyer expertise. With its scale, effectivity, and worldwide ambition, IndiGo will open up new markets for India, and remodel our airports into world hubs of connectivity and commerce.”

IndiGo board’s chairman Vikram Singh Mehta welcomed the appointment, saying Amitabh Kant brings deep administrative and strategic expertise and his world publicity and management might be invaluable to IndiGo, particularly as we glance to increase our worldwide footprint.

It needs to be famous that Amitabh Kant, a profession bureaucrat, resigned as India’s G20 Sherpa final month.

He was additionally the Chief Govt Officer of the Nationwide Establishment for Reworking India (NITI Aayog) for a interval of six years, main the Aspirational Districts Program (ADP), elevating a number of backward districts to prime performers, recognised by the UNDP.

Throughout his tenure on the Central authorities, he served in a number of capacities, together with Director of the Board of the Nationwide Highways Authority of India and Member of India’s Nationwide Statistical Fee.

He has additionally performed a pivotal position in spearheading a number of flagship nationwide initiatives, together with Make in India, Startup India, Unimaginable India, and God’s Personal Nation.