AirAsia India names CEO
AirAsia India has appointed Amar Abrol to succeed Mittu Chandilya as CEO.
Abrol will take over officially on April 1 when Chandilya’s contract comes to an end.
AirAsia said Chandilya will stay on until the end of April to ensure a smooth transition.
Indian born Abrol was most recently CEO of Tune Money, a division of the AirAsia Group, and spent 19 years at American Express in various senior roles in Hong Kong, Singapore, UK, India and Malaysia.
“AirAsia India is poised for strong growth. I look forward to leading the team and together, giving many more Indians the opportunity to access the exciting promise of Indian civil aviation,” Abrol said.
AirAsia India also announced the appointments of Ankur Khanna as chief financial officer and Kiran Jain as head of commercial.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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