Thursday, 17 March 2016

AirAsia names Abrol as India CEO

Low-cost carrier AirAsia India announced that Amar Abrol will succeed Mittu Chandilya as its CEO with effect from April 1.

Low-cost carrier AirAsia India announced that Amar Abrol will succeed Mittu Chandilya as its CEO with effect from April 1.

The airline also announced appointment the of Ankur Khanna as the chief financial officer and Kiran Jain as head of commercial operations.

Mr. Abrol was earlier the CEO of Tune Money, a start-up company that delivers low-cost financial products in South-East Asia. Mr. Abrol, like Mr. Chandilya, has no prior experience in the aviation industry. AirAsia India started operations in June 2014 with AirAsia Bhd owning 49 per cent stakes, Tata Sons 41 per cent and the rest owned by Ankur Bhatia’s Telestra Tradeplace.

Mr. Chandilya is reported to have resigned as the managing director and CEO of the airline earlier this month. However, Tony Fernandes, CEO of Air Asia Bhd had denied the news regarding his resignation

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