IndiGo, India’s preferred airline, today announced the appointment of Mr. Vikram Singh Mehta as the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Mehta has been a Member of the Board of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) since May 2022.

He succeeds Dr. Venkataramani Sumantran, who stepped down from the post after completing his five-year term as a Board Member. In May 2022, the Board appointed Dr. Sumantran as Chairman. He skillfully guided the Board through IndiGo’s strong recovery and remarkable growth over the past three years following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr. Vikram Singh Mehta began his professional career with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1978. He served the country for two years before transitioning to explore opportunities in the corporate sector. He is the Chairman of the public policy think tank “Centre for Social and Economic Progress” and a former Executive Chairman of Brookings India, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. A seasoned business leader, Mr. Mehta served as the Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in India and as the Chief Executive Officer of Shell Markets and Shell Chemicals in Egypt.

Mr. Mehta has previously served on the Boards of Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, and Larsen and Toubro Limited.

He was recognised as the “Businessman of the Year” by Asia House in 2010. He was named the “Best Independent Director” in India by the Asia Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability in 2016. A Mathematics graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, Mr Mehta holds two master’s degrees – one from Oxford University in Politics and Economics and the other in Energy Economics from Tufts University.

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