Jet Airways appoints Sanjiv Kapoor as CEO, effective April 4Jet Airways has appointed Sanjiv Kapoor as the Chief Executive Officer, with the appointment effective from April 4, as they are set to restart their operations this summer.Mr Kapoor is the second top-level announcement after Jet Airways appointed captain PP Singh, former Indian Air Force (IAF) squadron leader and Nepal Airlines Corporation executive, as its new accountable manager, replacing Sudhir Gaur.Sanjiv Kapoor is a travel industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in the airline industry, having worked with airlines in Asia, Europe, and the US as a management consultant and an investment advisor in the aviation space. In his most recent posting, he joined the Oberoi Group as President on June 1, 2021. Before the Oberoi Group, Sanjiv was at Vistara, a Tata – Singapore Airlines JV, as it’s Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer in March 2016. Before Vistara, Mr Kapoor led SpiceJet, India’s second-largest Low-Cost Carrier, through its unprecedented turnaround as its Chief Operating Officer and de facto Chief Executive Officer from November 2013 until October 2015, shepherding the airline through a period of record-high oil prices and a cash crunch.The Jalan Kalrock consortium promoted Jet Airways will likely restart its operations this summer.
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