Vistara's Chief Commercial Officer Vinod Kannan To Succeed Leslie Thng As CEO

Vistaras Chief Commercial Officer Vinod Kannan will be appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer, the airline announced on Tuesday. His appointment will be effective from January 1, 2022, it added.

Vistara's Chief Commercial Officer Vinod Kannan will be appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer, the airline announced on Tuesday. His appointment will be effective from January 1, 2022, it added. After leading Vistara for more than four years, current Chief Executive Leslie Thng will move on to take up a senior appointment with Singapore Airlines, Vistara further stated. Mr Kannan joined the airline in June 2019 as Chief Strategy Officer and currently heads amongst others Network Planning, Revenue Management, Marketing, Customer Experience and Cabin Service functions. He started his career with Singapore Airlines in 2001 and has held various senior positions in the airline. Prior to joining Vistara, he served as Chief Commercial Officer for Scoot the budget airline subsidiary of the Singapore Airlines Group.