Tuesday, October 13
IndiGo appointed Vikram Singh Mehta as the chairman of its board, the low-cost carrier said in a statement on Wednesday.Mehta, an existing board member of IndiGo, will succeed Venkataramani Sumantran, who took charge as chairman three years ago at the start of a post-pandemic rebound in air travel.He has previously served on the Boards of Colgate Palmolive (India) Limited, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, and Larsen and Toubro Limited.Mehta started his professional journey with the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) in 1978 and served the country for two years before moving on to explore opportunities in the corporate sector. He is the Chairman of the public policy think tank “Centre for Social and Economic Progress”, and former Executive Chairman of Brookings India and Senior Fellow
American business leaders are adopting a new playbook in order to make sure Trump remains in good humour -- be vague, avoid being direct, don’t mention “Trump” by name.According to a report in the New York Times, for the CEOs of US in the era of Donald Trump, public speaking has become a fraught balancing act -- one single misadventure while speaking could invite fire from the president. They have now carefully cultivated the habit of holding their tongue to a considerable degree when they speak, even in matters of great importance to their business. Costs are rising for American companies in the wake of Trump's tariffs as sourcing of materials has become costlier. During earnings calls, companies have to inform shareholders of the same and tell them how they plan to deal with the r
