IndiGo appoints Dr. Venkataramani Sumantran as Chairman of the Board

The Board of Directors (Board) of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) recently announced the appointment of Dr. Venkataramani Sumantran, an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board since May 28, 2020, as its Chairman. Dr. Sumantran succeeds Meleveetil Damodaran, who has stepped down as an Independent NonExecutive Director on May 3, 2022, on attaining the age of 75 years. While thanking Damodaran for his services, Rahul Bhatia, Managing Director, IndiGo, said, “It has been a great privilege to have had the benefit of Damodaran’s wise counsel and steady hand during the difficult and often turbulent COVID period. We have all learned a lot from him on leading-edge governance practices, and his distinguishing leadership and philosophy have left an indelible mark on the IndiGo Board.”

Reacting to his appointment as the Chairman of the Board, Dr. Sumantran said, “I am honoured to be a part of IndiGo, and now, to take on this role. Since its launch in 2006, the men and women of IndiGo, working with Management and the Board, have scripted a globally admired success-story achieved through a focus on customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Now, as the world moves beyond COVID, we look forward to serving many more customers while offering them a new digital experience; adding new routes, many of them international; expanding our cargo operations, and continuing to augment our fleet with fuel-efficient aircraft including the XLRs and dedicated freighters. I feel privileged to be a part of an organisation that is committed to making the next chapter even more illustrious than the previous.”