appointed as the airline’s Chief Executive Officer, effective from
January 1.
Besides, Deepak Rajawat has been elevated to take up the role of Vistara’s Chief Commercial Officer.
“Kannan
started his stint with Vistara as the Chief Strategy Office in June
2019 and took over as Chief Commercial Officer in January 2020 with
responsibility for developing, executing, and sustaining Vistara’s
corporate strategy and ensuring the airline’s commercial success,” a
statement said.
“He played a pivotal role in launching Vistara’s
international operations, expanding its domestic network, fleet size
and driving airline’s steady growth during the pandemic,” it added.
Kannan
has spent over two decades working with Singapore Airlines (SIA) and
held several senior positions in the airline’s head office in Singapore
as well as overseas.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business
Administration from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Furthermore, the
statement said that Deepak Rajawat, the new Chief Commercial Officer,
has been with Vistara since inception and held several leadership roles
in Corporate Planning and finance functions.
He was the Divisional Vice President and Head of Corporate Planning with the airline until 31 December 2021.
“In
his new role, he will be spearheading a wide portfolio of Vistara’s
strategic and commercial functions, including but not limited to pricing
and revenue management, network planning, sales and distribution,
partnerships and alliances, product development, in-flight services,
marketing, branding and customer experience,” as per the statement.
The Tata SIA Airlines known by the brand name Vistara, is a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Sons and SIA.
It
commenced commercial operations on January 9, 2015. Vistara has a fleet
of 51 aircraft and has flown more than 30 million customers since
starting operations.