Vinod Kannan has been the Chief Executive Officer of Vistara since January 1, 2021, after Leslie Thng returned to Singapore Airlines in a senior role. Kannan has been with Vistara since June 2019 and knows the Indian market well.

As its CEO, his immediate task will be to drive international expansion further and stabilize the domestic business.

Currently, Kannan looks after network planning, revenue management, customer experience, and cabin service functions. He started his career with Singapore Airlines in 2001 and held various senior positions, including as CCO of the Group’s budget airline Scoot. He has also handled global network planning and spent eight years running operations in Indonesia, Italy, and Saudi Arabia.