Air India Announces The Appointment Of Ravindra Kumar G.P. As Chief Human Resources Officer

Air India has announced the appointment of Ravindra Kumar G.P. as Chief Human Resources Officer, reporting to CEO & MD Campbell Wilson.

Ravi will formally assume the role on 1 April 2024, succeeding Dr Suresh Dutt Tripathi who is retiring.

Following a long career with General Electric Company, the last four years of which as CHRO for South Asia, Ravi joins from Tata Motors Limited where he has held the role of President & CHRO since 2018. 

Announcing the transition, Campbell Wilson, CEO & MD of Air India, said: “We are delighted to have Ravi join the Air India team, and we look forward to his contribution to the next phase of our transformation journey.  At the same time as welcoming Ravi, we acknowledge the outstanding contribution of Suresh who, upon Air India’s privatization, answered the call and has played a vital role over the last two years.  We wish him well in his well-deserved and well-earned retirement.” 

About Air India:

Founded by the legendary JRD Tata, Air India pioneered India’s aviation sector. Since its first flight on October 15, 1932, Air India has built an extensive domestic network with non-stop flights to cities around the world, across the USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Far-East, South-East Asia, Australia, and the Gulf. After 69 years as a government-owned enterprise, Air India and Air India Express were welcomed back into the Tata group in January 2022.

Air India is navigating through a major five-year transformation roadmap under the aegis of Vihaan.AI, with an ambition to become a world class airline with an Indian heart. The first phase of this transformation, the taxi phase was recently concluded, and focused on fixing the basics. These included bringing back to service many long grounded aircraft, addition of talent across flying and ground functions, rapid upgradation of technology and strengthening of customer care initiatives amongst others. A member of Star Alliance, the largest global airline consortium of leading international airlines, Air India offers seamless connectivity and facilities to passengers all over the world.