Board of Directors

Mr. Vikram Singh Mehta is currently Chairman and Distinguished Fellow of CSEP (Centre for Social and Economic Progress). He was the Executive Chairman of Brookings Institution India Centre and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution from 2012 to 2020. Prior to that, he was the Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in India (1994–2012); Chief Executive of Shell Markets and Shell Chemicals, Egypt (1992–1993); and Advisor, Strategic Planning to the State–owned Company, Oil India Limited (1984 –1988). He started his career by joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1978 and resigned from the Service in 1980. He was also on the Boards of Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He is on the Global Advisory Board of Macro Advisory Partners. Mr. Mehta was the recipient of Asia House's "Businessmen Of The Year” award for 2010. He also received Asia Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability’s Award for “Best Independent Director” in India for 2016.

Mr. Mehta is also on the Board of the following companies and body corporates:

Jubliant Food Works Limited - Independent Director
Global Health Limited - Independent Director
Classic Legends Private Limited - Independent Director
Mahindra Electric Automobile Limited - Independent Director
CSEP Research Foundation - Independent Director
Reliance Foundation Institution of Education and Research - Independent Director

Ms. Pallavi Shardul Shroff is a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. Ms. Shroff is the Managing Partner of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. with over 37 years of extensive experience. Her broad and varied representation of public and private corporations and other entities, before various national courts, tribunals and legal institutions has earned her national and international acclaim. She is a member of the Competition Law Review Committee, constituted by the Government of India. Ms. Shroff has been closely involved with some of the most challenging litigation and arbitration matters in India. She appears regularly in the Supreme Court and High Courts of India, and in arbitrations, mediations and international legal disputes. She has recently been appointed on the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Court of Arbitration. She is presently a Director on the Boards of prestigious companies viz. Apollo Tyres Ltd., Trident Ltd., Asian Paints Ltd and One97 Communications Ltd (Paytm).Ms. Shroff was recently conferred the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the Chambers India Awards 2019 and also been recognised as one of the Most Powerful Women in Indian Business by Business Today, seven years in succession (2013-19).

Ms. Shroff is also on the Board of the following companies and body corporates:

Paytm Payment Services Limited - Independent Director
Juniper Hotels Limited - Independent Director
One 97 Communications Limited - Independent Director
Artemis Medicare Services Limited - Independent Director
First Commercial Services India Private Limited - Director
Amarchand Towers Property Holdings Private Limited - Director
Baghban Properties Private Limited - Director
PSNSS Properties Private Limited - Director
Aavanti Realty Private Limited - Director
First Full Services Private Limited - Director
First Universal Virtual International Arbitration Centre Private Limited - Director
UVAC Centre (India) Private Limited - Director
Amarchand Mangaldas Properties Private Limited - Director
CSEP Research Foundation - Director
Apollo Tyres (Europe) B.V. (Registered with Dutch Chamber of Commerce) - Member of the Supervisory Board

ACM B. S. Dhanoa (Retd.) is an alumnus of St. George's College, Mussoorie. He then moved to Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, and later joined the National Defence Academy (NDA) in June 1974. He graduated from the Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1977. Post his flying training, he was commissioned in the Fighter Stream of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in June 1978. In 1985, he carried out the All-Purpose Flying Instructors Course (APFIC) and then attained the highest-Flying Instructor's Category ‘A’ in 1987. He completed M. Sc. in Defence Studies from Madras University and attended a Defence Services Staff College Course in 1990–91. He has an illustrious career with the IAF and has served at various ranks. He served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of 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 executed air strikes over a terror camp in Balakot in Pakistan in February 2019. He has been awarded with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2016, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2015, Yudh Seva Medal 1999 and Vayu Sena Medal in 1999. Amongst various other achievements, the fighter squadron he commanded was one of the most decorated units of the IAF during the Kargil conflict, due to his excellent leadership.

ACM Dhanoa is also on the Board of the following companies and body corporates:

Hero MotoCorp Limited - Independent Director
HMC MM Auto Limited - Independent Director

Mr. Michael Gordon Whitaker is a private pilot, holds a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Louisville.

Mr. Whitaker began his aviation career as a lawyer with Trans World Airlines in New York. Most recently, he served as Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the agency responsible for air safety, efficiency, and the operation of the national air traffic system in the United States.

Prior to his most recent tenure at the FAA, he has held numerous roles over his 30-year aviation career, including Chief Operating Officer at Supernal—the advanced air mobility division of Hyundai—Deputy Administrator at the FAA, and Senior Vice President of Alliances, International & Regulatory Affairs at United Airlines.

Rahul Bhatia is the Group Managing Director of InterGlobe Enterprises. He is also the Promoter and Managing Director of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo), India's largest airline. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Rahul established InterGlobe in 1989 with its flagship business of Air Transport Management. With experience of over three decades in the travel industry, it is under his stewardship that InterGlobe has diversified its portfolio, which now includes Aviation (IndiGo), Hospitality, Logistics, Technology, Airline Management, Advanced Pilot Training and Aircraft Maintenance Engineering.

In 2011, Rahul was recognized as the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Ernst & Young and also by The Economic Times. In the same year, he received ‘The Outstanding Start-Up’ award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards as well. In 2016, he was featured on the Forbes ‘Global Game Changers’ list.

Mr. Bhatia is also on the Board of the following companies and body corporates:

InterGlobe Enterprises Private Limited - Group Managing Director
lnterGlobe Education Services Limited - Director
Motherland Joint Ventures Private Limited - Director
Shree Nath Shares Private Limited - Director
lnterGlobe Hotels Private Limited - Director
InterGlobe Foundation - Director
Progress Corporation Singapore PTE Limited - Director

Mr. Meleveetil Damodaran, IAS (Retd.), presently a Governance Consultant, Advisor, Mentor and Coach, has worked with the Union and the State Governments of India, regulatory bodies, investment institutions, banks, development financial institutions and with the private sector. He was Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from February 2005 to February 2008. He has led the highly successful and transformational restructuring efforts in Unit Trust of India (UTI) and Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI). During his tenure at SEBI, he was elected Chairman of the Emerging Markets Committee (EMC) of the International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO). He has chaired high powered committees of the Government of India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and some Chambers of Commerce. He has won several awards for governance, leadership and transformation. He was on the Boards of some of India's biggest companies and on the Advisory Boards of some foreign entities. He was the Founder Chairman of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Tiruchirappalli. He is widely acknowledged as one of India's foremost champions of Corporate Governance and is passionate about improving Board performance. Mr. M. Damodaran is a retired IAS officer who graduated with distinction in Economics and in Law from the Universities of Madras and Delhi respectively.

He was an Independent Director and Chairman of the Company from January 24, 2019 to May 3, 2022.

Mr. Damodaran is also a Director on the Board of Excellence Enablers Private Limited.

Mr. Amitabh Kant serves as a Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company, effective September 15, 2025, subject to the approval of the shareholders. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Honours in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University and Master of Arts (M.A.) in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He was honored with  Chevening Scholarship, awarded by UK Government.

A highly respected former Indian bureaucrat, Mr. Kant is a renowned governance reformer and geo-political strategist who has been a key driver of several nation-building initiatives like Make in India, Startup India, Incredible India and God's Own Country.

A member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Kerala Cadre - 1980 batch, Mr. Kant has had an illustrious career spanning over four decades. Most recently, he served as India’s Sherpa to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Presidency. His leadership delivered the historic New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, which emphasised tackling global issues, catalysing growth, expanding India’s digital public infrastructure and advocating ambitious reforms in climate finance, geopolitics and technology. He has also been the driving force behind several large-scale sustainability initiatives such as the Green Hydrogen Mission and the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage.

Mr. Kant was also the Chief Executive Officer of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) for a period of six years spearheading the Aspirational Districts Program (ADP), elevating several backward districts to top performers, recognised by the UNDP. During his tenure, he served in several key roles including Director on the Board of the National Highways Authority of India and Member of India’s National Statistical Commission.

He has also led key infrastructure projects like the expansion of Calicut Airport and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.

Mr. Kant is also on the Board of the following companies and body corporates:

HCL Technologies Limited
Larsen & Toubro Limited
Upgrad Education Private Limited
ITC Limited
Raphe Mphibr Private Limited

Mr. Anil Parashar, is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is a graduate in Economics from Delhi University. He has previously been a Director of the Company for a period from May 30, 2007 to March 26, 2015. Mr. Parashar has extensive operational and financial experience in handling various aspects of business including raising finances, capital restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, taxation and cross border transactions. He is currently the Executive Director at ITQ Technologies, distributors of Travelport Galileo in India. Prior to this, he was the Group CFO at InterGlobe Enterprises. He is credited with over 40 years of rich experience including leadership positions at Swiss Air and Asbestos Cement Company.

Mr. Parashar sits on the Board of the CFO Board, a pre eminent body of Financial leaders engaged in national discourse of policy making. He strongly supports Travel & hospitality in different roles as a Senior member on General Body of the Tourism & Hospitality, Skill council, Chairperson of the Tourism and Hospitality Committee – PHD Chambers of Commerce & Industry, advisor to Indian School of Hospitality and member on various committees of Trade bodies.

Mr. Parashar is also on the Board of the following companies and body corporates:

Awfis Space Solutions Limited - Independent Director
ITQ Technologies Private Limited - Whole-time Director
Association of CFO Welfare India - Director

Mr. Gregg Albert Saretsky is a Non Executive Director of the Company. An aviation industry veteran, with an illustrious career spanning over 36 years, Mr. Saretsky is presently associated with Wood Buffalo Economic Development Corporation, Fort Mcmurray, AB as Director and Chairman of the Board (since June 2018) and RECARO Holding GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany as Director, Advisory Board (since October 2018) and Lead Independent Director, SABRE, Dallas Texas (since July 2020).

Mr. Saretsky has been the President and CEO of WestJet, Calgary, Alberta (Canada) for 8 years, from March 2010 to March 2018. In this role, he was responsible for providing strategic direction to the organisation, as well as for financial management of the company. He has been instrumental in playing a pivotal role in management of shareholder and board relations, public relations, internal & external communications, labour relations, and employee engagement. During his term, the size of the airline was doubled and revenues were diversified from a regional base in Western Canada to a network of more than 100 cities in 17 countries.  WestJet was recognized as Canada’s on-time airline and multi-year winner of Waterstone Capital’s “Most Admired Corporate Culture” award.  Under his leadership, WestJet was awarded Trip Advisor’s Traveller’s Choice Award for “Best Airline in Canada,” “Canada’s Most Trusted Airline” from The Gustavson School of Business, and one of Canada’s “Top 3 Brands” by Canadian Business Magazine.

Prior to WestJet, Mr. Saretsky was associated with Alaska Airlines, Seattle, Washington (USA) from March 1998 till December 2008. From February 2007 to December 2008, he was Executive Vice-President, Operations and assumed the position of COO with added responsibilities for in-flight, flight operations, dispatch and system operations control personnel and the airline's relationship with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Mr. Saretsky holds a degree in Advanced Management International Management from University of Alberta, Banff, Alberta. He has also done MBA - Finance & Marketing and BSc- Microbiology & Biochemistry from University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Mr. Saretsky is also on the Board of the following companies and body corporates:

Southwest Airlines - Director
Recaro - Director