Sunday, October 14, 2012

Aditya Ghosh, CEO, IndiGo in Fortune "40 Under 40" World List

Aditya Ghosh, 37, has had an amazing time running IndiGo Airlines so far. Lawyer by qualification, Mr. Ghosh was hand-picked to run the Airline though he didn't have any operational experience. And this in an industry, where profit margins are wafer thin and high operational costs world-wide have brought numerous airlines to the brink of bankruptcy; case in point being Vijay Mallya owned Kingfisher Airlines. IndiGo has not only turned in a profit in excess of $1 Billion, but also is profitable and has one of the largest market-shares. They added 2,500 jobs last year.

Quoting Fortune' snippet on him, "The low-cost carrier, which has a little over $1 billion in revenue, recently started international flights and placed the largest order in commercial aviation history for 180 Airbus A320s, totaling $15.6 billion. Ghosh's secret to success? No frills, all the way. His office is small, with no receptionist and no marketing department. On business trips he stays in budget hotels with the rest of his staff."



Image: Aditya Ghosh, CEO, IndiGo

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