Pieter Elbers is an airline business leader with over 30 years of experience in aviation. Prior to joining IndiGo in early September 2022, he was the President and Chief Executive  Officer  of  KLM.  He  started  his career at KLM in 1992 as Manager Aircraft Loading. During his tenure at KLM, he held various key managerial positions in The Netherlands, Japan, Greece, and Italy. In 2005, he was appointed as Senior Vice President of Network & Alliances, promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2011, and to President & CEO in 2014. During this time, he was also an executive of the AIR FRANCE- KLM Group. Elbers has a Bachelor’s degree in Logistics Management and a Master’s in Business Economics. He also completed various executive programs at IMD, Lausanne, and Columbia University, New York. He is also a member of the Board of Governors at IATA.