Aditya Ghosh

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Aditya Ghosh
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Aditya Ghosh in 2019
Born
Delhi, India
CitizenshipIndian
Education
OccupationBusiness man
Known forFormer president in IndiGo airline

Aditya Ghosh is an Indian businessman who worked in aviation and hospitality industries. He was a former president and whole time director of IndiGo. He along with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is going to come up with Akasa Air.[1][2][3]

Early life and education[]

Ghosh was born in Delhi. He is a son of an Indian Administrative Service officer. He completed his graduation in law from Delhi University. He did his master's from Kirori Mal College in Delhi.[4]

Career[]

Ghosh started his career in 2008 by joining IndiGo as the President and whole time director.[5] Under him IndiGo got a market capitalisation of 55,000 crore. After ten years, in 2018, he resigned from IndiGo.[6] In the same year on 1 December, he was appointed as the CEO of OYO hotels in India and South Asia.[7] In 2020, he joined Fabindia as a member of its board of directors.[8] In 2021, he collaborated with his friend Anjan Chatterjee and opened a restaurant named Chourangi in London.[9] Now, in association with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala he is going to return to the aviation industry with the Akasa Air.[10]

Personal life[]

Aditya Ghosh is married to Manavi (Ghosh).[11]

Awards[]

  • Low Cost Leadership Award at World Airlines awards in 2011.[12]
  • GQ Business of the Year award in 2013.[12]
  • CEO of the Year award by SABRE in 2013.[12]

See also[]

  • Ajay Singh, Indian businessman, chairman of SpiceJet

References[]

  1. ^ "IndiGo's journey under Aditya Ghosh to become India's largest airline; a peek at its future plans". The Financial Express. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. ^ "IndiGo president Aditya Ghosh to exit airline on July 31". The Indian Express. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  3. ^ Chowdhury, Anirban; Ghosh, Sugata. "Former IndiGo boss Aditya Ghosh joins hands with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala; set to be Akasa co-founder". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  4. ^ Phadnis, Ashwini. "Lawyer with a flight plan". @businessline. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  5. ^ "Aditya Ghosh resigns as IndiGo President as major top level rejig at IndiGo". The Financial Express. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  6. ^ Phadnis, Ashwini. "The man who propelled IndiGo to great heights". @businessline. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  7. ^ "Former President of IndiGo joins OYO Rooms". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-11-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-11-04.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ Tewari, Saumya (2020-07-01). "IndiGo former president Aditya Ghosh joins Fabindia board". livemint. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  9. ^ "Ex-IndiGo boss Aditya Ghosh launches Indian restaurant Chourangi in London". mint. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  10. ^ Dwarakanath, Nagarjun (July 30, 2021). "Ex-IndiGo boss Aditya Ghosh joins Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Akasa Air. Know about him". India Today. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  11. ^ Bell, Melissa A. (5 February 2007). "He says, she says". mint. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "From IndiGo's lawyer to its President, the no-frills story of Aditya Ghosh". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-11-04.


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