INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mr Greg Taylor will join IndiGo initially as a senior adviser.
MUMBAI: InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, which runs
the country's top carrier IndiGo, said on Friday its president, Aditya Ghosh, would step down effective July 31, after being with the
company for 10 years.The airline's board will in the coming months consider naming Gregory Taylor, an airline sector veteran, as its
president and chief executive officer, pending approvals.Taylor - who had an earlier stint with IndiGo and also worked in senior management
roles at United Airlines and US Airways - will join IndiGo initially as a senior adviser, reporting to the airline's co-founder Rahul
Bhatia.Bhatia is taking the role of interim CEO, the airline said in a statement.Ghosh has resigned as a director of InterGlobe effective
April 26, the airline said.Neither the airline nor Ghosh cited a reason for his departure, but the statement quoted Ghosh saying he would
embark on his "next adventure" some time in the near future
It did not elaborate.Founded in 2006 by travel entrepreneur Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, a former chief executive of US Airways, low-cost
IndiGo has grown rapidly to become the country's largest airline with a market share of 39.7 per cent as of end-March.Ghosh, a trained
lawyer, joined the company in 2008.IndiGo has also placed a series of aggressive orders for Airbus jets to become one of its leading global
