Who is Sanjiv Kapoor, the new CEO of Jet Airways?

Sanjiv Kapoor is now the CEO of Jet Airways

The Jalan Kalrock Consortium - new promoter of Jet Airways - announced the appointment of Sanjiv Kapoor as the chief executive officer (CEO).

Kapoor, currently president of Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, will be joining as CEO of Jet Airways from April 4. Before the Oberoi Group, Kapoor was chief strategy and commercial officer at Vistara from 2016 until 2019.

During Sanjiv’s tenure, the airline grew from nine aircraft and 40 flights a day to 38 aircraft and more than 200 flights per day.

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Prior to Vistara, Kapoor led SpiceJet, India’s second largest low cost carrier, in 2014-2015 as chief operating officer and de facto CEO from November 2013 until October 2015.

Kapoor, a Wharton MBA, started his airline career with Northwest Airlines (now merged with Delta) in the US in 1997, where he worked in finance and corporate planning.

In 2004, he joined Bain and Company (in Singapore and then in Dallas and London) as a leader in their airline practice, working with global airline clients on projects ranging from strategy and performance turnaround to network, alliances, and customer experience.

Kapoor’s previous employers include Temasek Holdings, Singapore, and Oracle Corporation.