Rono Dutta

Ronojoy "Rono" Dutta was an Indian aviation executive. He was the CEO of InterGlobe Aviation Limited which operates IndiGo until he retired in June 2022 and Pieter Elbers took over. He previously served as the President of United Airlines from 1999 to 2002.

Career

Dutta is the co-founder, managing director, member of management committee, and member of investment committee at Achuthan & Co. L.L.C. Prior to working here, Dutta was a partner at the firm and also a strategic advisor of AAR Corp. With over 25 years of experience, in the aviation industry, Dutta has a lot to offer.[1]

He served as the senior vice-president, planning and revenue management at United Airlines from 1995 to 1999. He was then promoted president of United and served till 2002.[1]

He became the chairman of the Air Sahara in July 2004. He was then additionally made the president of Sahara Air Limited in 2006. He worked for Sahara till 2008. Under him the sales grew at 35 percent a year.[1]

In 2007, Dutta joined US-based AAR Corporation as a strategic adviser for the Indian market.[2]

On 24 January 2019, he took the role of CEO, InterGlobe Aviation Limited.[3]

Organizations
  • Member of board of trustees of Ravinia Festival in Chicago.[1]

Education

Dutta studied in St. Edmund's School, Shillong and obtained his degrees from the IIT Kharagpur and Harvard Business School.[1]

References
  1. "Rono Dutta". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. aarcorp.com – Press Releases
  3. Phadnis, Ashwini (24 January 2019). "Rono Dutta takes the pilot seat at IndiGo". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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