Wed May 28 11:01:50 UTC 2025: **Summary:**
IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has announced Vikram Singh Mehta as the new Chairman, replacing Venkataramani Sumantran, who completed his five-year term. Mehta has been on IndiGo’s board since May 2022. Prior to this, he held leadership positions at Shell and served on various company boards. This follows IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal and his family trust selling a 5.72% stake in the airline for ₹11,564 crore.
**News Article:**
**IndiGo Appoints Vikram Singh Mehta as New Chairman Amid Share Divestment**
**New Delhi, May 28, 2025** – IndiGo, India’s leading airline, today announced the appointment of Vikram Singh Mehta as its new Chairman, effective immediately. He succeeds Venkataramani Sumantran, who stepped down after completing his five-year term. Mehta, who joined the IndiGo board in May 2022, brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles, including Chairman of Shell Group of Companies in India and CEO of Shell Markets and Shell Chemicals, Egypt.
The announcement comes amidst news that IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal and his family trust divested a 5.72% stake in the airline for ₹11,564 crore through open market transactions on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
IndiGo highlighted Sumantran’s leadership during the airline’s recovery and growth post-COVID-19. Mehta, an alumnus of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, and Oxford and Tufts Universities, will now lead the company’s board, which includes co-founder Rahul Bhatia.
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