Tatas name Ilker Ayci as Air India CEO & MD

Tata Sons on Monday announced the appointment of Ilker Ayci, former chairman of Turkish Airlines, as the chief executive officer and managing director of Air India. Ayci will assume his new responsibilities on or before April 1 this year, subject to regulatory approvals.

The Air India board met on Monday afternoon to consider the candidature of Ayci and after due deliberations approved his appointment as the CEO & MD of Air India, Tata Sons said in a statement. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran was a special invitee to this board meeting, it added.