Air India Announces Major Management Changes Ahead of Vistara Merger

New Delhi: Ahe of upcoming merger between Air India and Vistara on vember 12, Air India Group anunced several manment changes on Friday.

Vid Kannan, CEO of Vistara, who is also handling role of Chief Integration Officer for merger of two airlines, will keep that position after merger. He will be part of Manment Committee and will report directly to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson.

Deepak Rajawat, Vistara’s Chief Commercial Officer, will take on role of Chief Financial Officer at expanded Air India Express and report to CEO Aloke Singh. He will also support Group CFO Sanjay Sharma in important projects and strategic plans. Vikas Agarwal, current CFO of Air India Express, will move to a new position within Air India.

Capt. Hamish Maxwell, Vistara’s Senior Vice President of Flight Operations, has taken on an visory role to Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh, while Capt. Pushpinder Singh, Chief Operations Officer of Air India Express, will return to piloting duties. A replacement for Capt. Singh will be named later.

Deepa Chha, Vistara's Senior Vice President of HR and Corporate Affairs, and Vid Bhatt, Chief Information Officer, will move to or senior roles within Tata group companies. Vistara’s CFO, Niyant Maru, who extended his term to help with merger, will retire at end of his current term.

Or roles and reporting lines for Air India Group’s top executives will stay same.

Anuncing se changes, “Campbell Wilson, CEO and MD of Air India, said: “Over past two years, four Tata airlines have worked hard to prepare for and execute one of most complex mergers in aviation history, consolidating from four airlines to two in context of dramatic growth and wholesale transformation. As we w approach end of that process, we are delighted to formalise a Group leership comprising colleagues from all four antecedent airlines to drive next phase of our journey.”

“I would also like to ackwledge those who, wher retiring or taking up or roles within Tata group, have contributed so significantly t just to consolidation process but, over many years, to DNA of what is w new Air India.”

(With ANI inputs)