New Delhi: Air India CMD Rohit Nandan was today granted extension till August next year, ending a phase of uncertainty in the national carrier which is going through a difficult process of financial restructuring.
Rohit Nandan, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, got second time extension as CMD of Air India in two months.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension of Nandan as the airline’s Chairman and Managing Director “till August 21, 2015 or till the appointment of a regular incumbent, whichever is earlier,” an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
This was the second time 57-year-old Nandan, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was granted an extension in two months.
The first extension came on August 11 after he completed a three-year term at the helm of Air India, steering it through a difficult phase of merger with the direction that “the process of selection of a new CMD may be completed in the meantime”.
21/12/14 The Sen Times
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Rohit Nandan, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, got second time extension as CMD of Air India in two months.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension of Nandan as the airline’s Chairman and Managing Director “till August 21, 2015 or till the appointment of a regular incumbent, whichever is earlier,” an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.
This was the second time 57-year-old Nandan, a 1982 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was granted an extension in two months.
The first extension came on August 11 after he completed a three-year term at the helm of Air India, steering it through a difficult phase of merger with the direction that “the process of selection of a new CMD may be completed in the meantime”.
21/12/14 The Sen Times
