New Delhi, May 28 (HS): The country's largest budget airline, IndiGo, announced on Wednesday the appointment of Vikram Singh Mehta as the new chairman, who will take over from Venkataramani Sumantran. Mehta has been a board member of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) since May 2022.

IndiGo's chairman, Sumantran, resigned from his position after completing a five-year term as a board member. He was appointed chairman in May 2022 and guided the board during IndiGo's strong recovery and remarkable growth over the past three years following the COVID-19 pandemic.

New chairman Vikram Singh Mehta has been a board member of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) since May 2022. He is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. He has served as the chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in India and as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Shell Markets and Shell Chemicals in Egypt. He has also served on the boards of various companies.

Mehta holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University, and has earned postgraduate degrees in Politics and Economics from Oxford University and in Energy Economics from Tufts University.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar