Thursday, December 13, 2018

IndiGo's Rahul Bhatia says won't take hurried decision on CEO, denies rift with co-founder

India's largest airline IndiGo is in need of a full-time CEO but its founder Rahul Bhatia says the carrier is not going to rush through the decision.

"We want to make a considered decision,” Bhatia told Moneycontrol in an interaction.

He also denied reports that he and co-founder Rakesh Gangwal were not agreeing on the choice of the new candidate. "How can we have [differences] when we haven't appointed a CEO?," he said.

Reports had emerged that Ronojoy Dutta, who had joined the airline as Principal Consultant earlier this month, was tipped to be the airline's next Chief Executive Officer. The position has been vacant since the exit of then President Aditya Ghosh early this year.

Since Ghosh's exit, Bhatia has taken over the role of interim CEO.

There has also been speculation on the exit of Greg Taylor, a senior advisor who was earlier expected to take over the chief executive role.

Bhatia declined to comment on both, except to say that Taylor was not brought in for a specific role and a period. “We always knew it’s not going to be for a very long time. He is very good at what he does, exceedingly good in his specialised area. But we need someone who has a broader understanding of the industry."

Greg Taylor had come back to IndiGo after an earlier year-long stint till 2017, when he was Executive Vice President of Revenue Management and Network Planning.
13/12/18 Prince Mathews Thomas/moneycontrol.com
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