Gurugram, 23May 2022:
The Jalan Kalrock Consortium announced new appointments for the Jet Airways leadership team, as the airline prepares to make a comeback with fresh funding, changed ownership, and new management.
The following accomplished individuals have been appointed:
• Prabh Sharan Singh, Chief Digital Officer
• HR Jagannath, Vice President – Engineering
• Mark Turner, Vice President – Inflight Product and Services
• Vishesh Khanna, Vice President – Sales, Distribution, and Customer Engagement
Sanjiv Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are delighted to welcome these extremely talented and experienced leaders to the Jet Airways family.All of us in the senior management team of Jet Airways share many things in common, the most important of which is our joint sense of purpose and passion of rebuilding Jet as India’s most people-focused and loved airline, updated for the digital age. This stellar team is deeply committed to bringing the ‘joy of flying’ back to the skies, and I am looking forward to working with them to create history.”
NEW MEMBERS JOINING THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Prabh Sharan Singh (Chief Digital Officer) takes charge on 1 June 2022. Prabh will head the IT and Digital division and lead the creation of a modern technological and digital ecosystem for Jet Airways, focused on providing a simplified and consistent experience to internal and external users on all IT and digital platforms. Currently Senior Vice President at WNS Global Services, Prabh is a Digital Transformation executive with years of leadership experience in driving digital strategies and automation levers.
HR Jagannath(Vice President – Engineering)takes charge on 23 May 2022. He will lead Jet’s engineering and maintenance team and brings with him over 40 years of aviation experience.Jagannath most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Air India Engineering Services (Air India’s MRO subsidiary).
Mark Turner (Vice President – Inflight Product and Services)takes charge on 15 June 2022.
Mark will play a key role in defining and shaping the infight customer experience of Jet Airways.Mark led Jet Airways’ inflight services team between 2008 and 2011, a phase of rapid growth at Jet Airways.
Vishesh Khanna (Vice President – Sales, Distribution, and Customer Engagement)takes charge in July 2022. Vishesh joins the airline from VFS Global Ltd, where he currently serves as Business Head e-Visa. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the aviation and travel sectors across B2C and B2B sales, having held executive positions at various airlines in the past.
Earlier this year, JKC appointed Sanjiv Kapoor as CEO,Vipula Gunatilleka as CFO, Capt. PP Singh as Vice President- Flight Operations and Accountable Manager, Alphonso Dass as Vice President – Airports & Airport Training, Nakul Tuteja as Vice President – Human Resources & Administration, and Ronit Baugh as General Manager & Head of PR and Corporate Communications.
Last week, Jet Airways received its revalidated Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from DGCA enabling the airline to resume its scheduled commercial operations in India. The airline intends to recommence commercial operations in the next quarter of this year (July-September 2022).
