MITTU CHANDILYA APPOINTED THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AIRASIA INDIA

Chandigarh, 20th August 2015- AirAsia today announced the appointment of Mittu Chandilya as Managing Director of AirAsia India in addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer. The AirAsia India Board appointed Chandilya as the Managing Director and the first full time independent Executive Director of the company.


Mr. S. Ramadorai, Chairman, AirAsia India said, "I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mittu on being unanimously chosen by the AirAsia India Board to become the Managing Director in addition to his current role as the CEO. He has managed to propel the airline forward in terms of its scale of operations and turn every challenge into an opportunity by building an agile and secure operations structure. I am confident that as a young and dynamic group leader, he will work with his team to give every Indian, an opportunity to fly the Indian skies."

On the appointment, Tony Fernandes, Group Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia said, "Mittu has done an exemplary job leading AirAsia India in a market where we have been challenged with headwinds at every turn. There is tremendous opportunity for growth and we are in an excellent position to capitalize on the opportunity with our strong brand and value proposition. We are not ones to give up easily and I know Mittu will continue to lead the charge as we move full steam ahead in achieving our dream of changing Indian aviation."

Chandilya made history when he became a CEO at 32, the youngest CEO of a scheduled airline in India and one where he was the first employee in a clean-sheet start up.

Originally Source : Perfect Relations