Tata Group picks New Zealander Campbell Wilson as Air India’s new CEO
The Tata Group on Thursday named another expat — Campbell Wilson — as chief executive officer and managing director of Air India. Wilson, 50, has had long stints at Singapore Airlines and its no-frills subsidiary Scoot. Currently, he’s CEO of Scoot.
Tatas’ joint venture with Singapore Airlines for Vistara may have helped the salt-to-software conglomerate narrow down on Wilson, according to people in the know.
The first choice for Air India CEO and MD had turned controversial even before he could join. Former Turkish Airlines chairman Ilker Ayci declined to take up the Air India job after political opposition to the appointment over his links with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
