Vikram Singh Mehta gets appointed as IndiGo chairman

Vikram Singh Mehta has been a Member of the Board of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) since May 2022.

On Wednesday, the country’s largest airline, IndiGo, announced the appointment of Vikram Singh Mehta as the new chairman, succeeding Venkataramani Sumantran. Mehta has been a Member of the Board of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) since May 2022.

Vikram Singh Mehta becomes the new chairman of IndiGo.

In a release, IndiGo said that Vikram Singh Mehta had succeeded Venkataramani Sumantran, who stepped down from the post after the completion of his 5-year term as a board member. In May 2022, Sumantran was appointed chairman and, post-COVID, navigated the Board during IndiGo’s strong recovery and incredible growth over the past three years, according to the release.

More on Vikram Singh Mehta.

Mehta is a Mathematics graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University. He holds master’s degrees in Politics and Economics from Oxford University and in Energy Economics from Tufts University. He was an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. He served as Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in India, as well as CEO of Shell Markets and Shell Chemicals in Egypt, among other roles. Mehta has also served on the boards of various companies.

Apart from Mehta, there are six members on the company’s board, including co-founder Rahul Bhatia, as per information available on the IndiGo website. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, promoter and co-founder of IndiGo, Rakesh Gangwal and his family trust reduced their holdings by divesting a 5.72 per cent stake in the airline for ₹11,564 crore through open market transactions.