Indigo Picks KLM Boss As First Foreign CEO
NDTV
Pieter Elbers will succeed Ronojoy Dutta as chief executive officer of IndiGo when the 71-year-old retires later this year.
Indigo airlines today appointed Dutch carrier KLM's Pieter Elbers as its first foreign chief executive. Mr Elbers will join from October 1, 2022, the airline stated in a notification to exchanges.
Mr Elbers, 52, guided KLM airlines through the Covid pandemic. He has also overseen several restructuring efforts at the carrier since being appointed as CEO in 2014.
"What IndiGo's employees and leadership have jointly built, since its start 16 years ago, is, by any standard, truly impressive," Mr Elbers said in a statement.
Mr Elbers will succeed Ronojoy Dutta as chief executive officer of IndiGo when the 71-year-old retires later this year.
