Budget carrier IndiGo has appointed former Shell India chief Vikram Singh Mehta and former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa as independent non-executive directors.
The appointments are subject to security clearance from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and approval of the members of the company.
Vikram Singh Mehta will be appointed as an independent non-executive director in the vacancy caused by Anupam Khanna’s second term, which ended on March 26.
Both the appointments will be effective from the date of receipt of security clearance from MoCA.
Vikram Singh Mehta is currently the President and Distinguished Fellow of CSEP (Center for Social and Economic Progress).
“I am delighted and honored to be invited to join the board of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. I have long admired the success from the outside in its low cost, courteous, efficient and timely offering. I am looking forward to seeing the new frontiers being crossed,” Mehta said.
Mehta is an independent director on the boards of several companies including Larsen & Toubro Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Colgate Palmolive India Limited, Apollo Tires Limited, HT Media Limited and Jubilant Foodworks Limited. He is also on the board of Thomson Reuters. Founding Share Company, overseer of the Global Advisory Board of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University and Macro Advisory Partners. M
Meanwhile BS Dhanoa will be appointed as an independent non-executive director in the vacancy that will arise on May 3, 2022 on attaining the age of 75 years of Melvetil Damodaran as an independent director.
Dhanoa has had an illustrious career with the IAF and has served at various ranks. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South-Western Air Command before taking over as the Vice Chief of Air Staff (VCAS) in May 2015.
He served as the 25th Chief of the IAF from January 1, 2017 to September 30, 2019, and led the IAF when it conducted air strikes on a terror camp in Balakot, Pakistan in February 2019.
Dhanoa is currently an Independent Director on the Board of Hero MotoCorp Limited since October 2020.
Dhanoa said, “It is a pleasure to be on board the highly talented IndiGo, the market leader in civil aviation of our country with a vested belief in performance and safety, the values that I have cherished the most during my service in the Indian Air Force.”
“All of us at IndiGo are absolutely thrilled to have two such distinguished personalities on our board. Mehta has years of experience and a wealth of knowledge to serve on some of India’s premier boards. Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa’s exemplary leadership And we will benefit immensely from our crisis management skills.” Ronojoy Dutta, CEO, IndiGo, said, “We look forward to mentoring and mentoring these two very special people.