Amitabh Kant Joins IndiGo As Non-Executive Director 3 Weeks After Resigning As G20 Sherpa
Mumbai: Days after resigning from his post as the G20 Sherpa, retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Amitabh Kant joined IndiGo as a non-executive director. The airline with the largest market share in India will aim to benefit from Kant’s rich administrative experience on national and global level.
On Thursday, IndiGo announced the appointment of Kant, a 1980-batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, as a aon-executive director on the board of directors of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. He had resigned from his post as India’s Sherpa to prime minister Narendra Modi during the G20 presidency on June 16.
Kant was also the chief executive officer of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) for a period of six years, served as a director on the board of the National Highways Authority of India and the member of India’s National Statistical Commission. He also led key infrastructure projects like the expansion of Calicut Airport and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. He is known to be a key driver of initiatives like Make in India, Startup India, Incredible India, Kerala God's Own Country
On joining IndiGo, Kant said, “I am delighted to join the board of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. In under two decades, IndiGo has transformed air travel in India, emerging as a global benchmark for operational excellence and 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. I look forward to contributing to IndiGo’s, and India's, next chapter of trade, tourism, and economic growth.”
Vikram Singh Mehta, chairman of the board of directors of IndiGo, said, “IndiGo is delighted to welcome Mr. Amitabh Kant as a board member. Mr. Kant 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.”
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