Tata Group wants continuity in top management of Air India post merger with Vistara
Tata Group is in favour of continuity at the top management level of Air India (AI) after its merger with Vistara. All the top executives of Air India are likely to hold their positions after the merger, people aware of the matter said.
While Campbell Wilson will remain its chief executive, Nipun Aggarwal and Sanjay Sharma are set to retain their roles as chief commercial and transformation officer and chief financial officer, respectively.
Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan is likely to return to his parent company, Singapore Airlines (SIA), people aware of the development said. Kannan was on secondment to Vistara since 2019 when he joined the Tata Sons-SIA joint venture as its chief strategy officer. SIA had the right to name the CEO at Vistara, while the Tata Group appointed its finance chief.
Vistara's chief commercial officer Deepak Rajawat is likely to be a part of the merged entity.
While most of the employees of Vistara will become part of the merged company, a few roles may become redundant as Air India has already filled up those positions.
Air India did not respond to queries emailed on Sunday.
Air India has been on a hiring spree, bringing in people from other Tata Group entities and startups in order to revamp the company which had acquired losses of over ₹15,000 crore under its government ownership before the conglomerate bought it. A few Vistara employees were also transferred to Air India.
«Vistara has been a terrific brand. The team has done a wonderful job but there is a greater purpose to maintain
