In a strategic transfer to strengthen its board with seasoned management, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd—father or mother firm of India’s largest airline IndiGo—has appointed Amitabh Kant as a Non-Government Director, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.
Final week Fairfax Financial Holdings had appointed Kant as a senior adviser to help its India-focused strategic initiatives. Final month, Kant had resigned as India’s G20 Sherpa after a three-year stint with a need to contribute to ‘India’s progress story in new methods’.
A extremely revered determine in Indian public coverage and governance, Kant is greatest identified for his pivotal roles in shaping transformative nationwide campaigns reminiscent of Make in India, Startup India, and Unbelievable India. A 1980-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, he has had an illustrious four-decade profession in authorities and financial reform.
As India’s G20 Sherpa, Kant performed a key position in delivering the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration underneath India’s G20 Presidency. His management centered on tackling world challenges, increasing digital public infrastructure, and pushing ahead reforms in local weather finance, geopolitics, and innovation.
Fairfax Monetary Holdings Restricted has appointed Amitabh Kant, former CEO of NITI Aayog, as a senior advisor. Kant’s experience in financial growth and sustainable progress is predicted to learn Fairfax’s funding method in India. Fairfax anticipates alternatives from India’s ‘Viksit Bharat’ initiative, aiming for India to grow to be a USD 30-plus trillion economic system by 2047.
Kant additionally beforehand held the position of CEO at NITI Aayog, the place he spearheaded flagship initiatives such because the Aspirational Districts Program. His work on sustainability initiatives—just like the Inexperienced Hydrogen Mission and the Nationwide Mission on Transformative Mobility—demonstrates his forward-thinking method to growth.Reacting to his appointment, Kant mentioned, “IndiGo has set a worldwide benchmark in operational excellence and customer support. Its rising worldwide footprint will play a vital position in connecting Indian markets with the world. I look ahead to contributing to IndiGo’s subsequent section of progress and to India’s bigger imaginative and prescient for commerce, tourism, and connectivity.”
Vikram Singh Mehta, Chairman of IndiGo’s Board, welcomed the appointment, saying, “Kant’s expertise in coverage and infrastructure at a worldwide scale is unparalleled. His strategic insights will likely be invaluable as IndiGo accelerates its worldwide ambitions and goals to grow to be a worldwide airline by 2030.”
