InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) appoints Mahesh Malik as Chief Commercial Officer – CarGo. Mahesh is expected to assume his new role on May 15, 2022. Over the past few years, the freight industry in India has grown exponentially and IndiGo has been at the forefront of serving this industry via air connectivity across the countries and neighboring countries. . In addition to the belly CarGo that IndiGo traditionally carries, since the pandemic we have made configuration changes to some of our aircraft to carry CarGo in the cabin.

Over the next few months, IndiGo plans to integrate freighters into its fleet. To support this growth and further focus on CarGo operations, IndiGo today announced the appointment of Mahesh Mallik as Chief Commercial Officer – CarGo.

Ronojoy Dutta, CEO of IndiGo, said, “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mahesh as Chief Commercial Officer of CarGo. Mahesh has over four decades of experience in the aviation industry managing different areas of sales, operations and cargo affairs. development ; not only working in the Indian market but also with global clients. I would also like to thank Willy Boulter, who ends his contract with IndiGo on July 15, 2022, for effectively leading our CarGo business over the past four years. »

Upon his appointment, Mahesh Malik said, “I am delighted to join the IndiGo team and its talented leadership, with whom I have had the joy of working alongside many of them for decades. Over the past few years, the freight industry has gone through a period of transformative change; and with change comes opportunity. Coming to this pivotal moment in the company’s journey, I envision creating new value and opportunity for our customers and partners around the world and leveraging our core strength as an advantage to grow in our business. traditional. markets and accelerate our entry into new markets. »

Mahesh’s last assignment was as Director, CEO and President of AVIAPRO Logistic Services Private Limited, heading Vistara’s Cargo GSSA. Prior to AVIAPRO, he worked with InterGlobe Air Transport (IGAT) as Vice President Cargo, where he managed sales and operations for airlines represented by IGAT as their Cargo GSSA. During his tenure at IGAT, he also helped launch IndiGo CarGo.