Air India has announced that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director Campbell Wilson will step down.
Mr. Wilson joined Singapore Airlines in 1986. After serving as Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, among other roles, he led Scoot to business success as CEO prior to its merger with Tigerair. After stepping down in June 2022, he assumed the position of CEO of Air India. He has already informed Chairman N. Chandrasekaran of his intention to resign by the end of this year, and will remain in his current role until a successor is appointed and takes office.
Mr. Wilson said, “In the four years since Air India’s privatization, we have successfully acquired and merged four airlines, transitioned practices from a state-owned to a private-sector model, and renewed our leadership, talent base, culture, and operating framework. In addition to a complete overhaul of our systems, the introduction of new physical products, and improvements in service standards both on the ground and in the air, we have added 100 aircraft to the fleet. The refurbishment of existing narrowbody cabins is almost complete, and deliveries have begun of widebody aircraft featuring newly designed interiors. We have also started building key infrastructure such as South Asia’s largest training academy, two flight simulator facilities, a pilot training school, and a new MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) hub. With these foundations now largely in place, and with large-scale deliveries from our nearly 600-aircraft order book set to begin in earnest from 2027, this is the right moment to pass the baton to the next phase.”
Chairman Chandrasekaran commented, “We highly value the perseverance shown by Mr. Wilson and the management team in overcoming numerous external challenges, including delays to new aircraft and retrofit programs caused by post-COVID supply chain constraints, as well as various geopolitical risks.”
The selection of his successor will be carried out over the coming months by a committee established by the Board of Directors.
