Sanjiv Kapoor To Be Jet Airways 2.0 CEO: Here's All You Need To Know About Him

Sanjiv Kapoor, who has been seen in senior management positions at SpiceJet and Vistara, is the new CEO at Jet Airways 2.0, as per TNN. Right now he is the president of Oberoi Hotels & Resorts and he will begin his new role on April 4.

¡°I am happy to have Sanjiv join our team¡­ I am certain he will be able to lead Jet Airways and make it become the most preferred full-service carrier of India. Sanjiv is a seasoned aviation professional.¡­ I always believe in investing in human capital and by having Sanjiv as the CEO and Vipula as the CFO, I am certain Jet Airways will reclaim its lost glory and surpass everyone¡¯s expectation,¡± said Murari Lal Jalan, lead partner of the Jalan-Kalrock consortium and proposed non-executive chairman of Jet Airways.

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¡°I am looking forward to getting back to aviation, an industry I am passionate about, with Jet Airways, one of the warmest, classiest and most loved brands to have graced Indian aviation. Even though Jet Airways has been out of operation for three years, it still has a large fan base of loyal customers who miss it every day and can¡¯t wait for it to take to the skies again. Working together with a very strong team of experienced aviation professionals that is being put together by the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium, I look forward to leading the charge in rebuilding Jet Airways into the most preferred customer-oriented airline once again, a people-focused airline for the digital age,¡± said Sanjiv.

Ahead of joining the Oberoi group, in 2021, Kapoor was the chief strategy and commercial officer at Vistara and COO of SpiceJet.

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Vast experience

Kapoor has done his MBA from Wharton and began his airline career with Northwest Airlines, which is now merged with Delta, in USA in 1997. There his role was in finance and corporate planning.

In 2004, he joined Bain and Company (in Singapore, and subsequently in Dallas and London) as a leader in their airline practice. He has also worked inTemasek Holdings, Singapore, and Oracle Corporation.

He brings a lot to the table with his vast experience and there is a lot to look forward to.

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