Spicejet has appointed Ashish Kumar as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company, with effect from September 9, 2022.
Prior to this role, Kumar served as the vice president (head) of corporate finance at Interglobe Enterprises. Previously, he served as chief financial officer at Interglobe Hotels for five years from 2014 to 2018, it added.
Prior to that, Kumar was Head of Finance at Tata Value Homes and Suzlon Infrastructure from 2011 to 2014 and 2009 to 2010 respectively. He has also worked with Reliance Infrastructure and Hindustan Petroleum, the company stated in the press release.
Ashish Kumar is a certified chartered accountant (ACA), cost accountant (FCMA) and company secretary (ACS). He is an M.Com from University of Kolkata and B. Com (Hons) from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.
Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director of SpiceJet, said, I am delighted to welcome Ashish to the SpiceJet family. Restructuring SpiceJet and putting it back on a path of rapid growth is the best job in the aviation industry today. Ashish’s experience and proven track record will ensure that he can successfully lead this effort. I wish him all the best for his new role.
Ashish Kumar, chief financial officer of SpiceJet, said I am delighted and honoured to join SpiceJet and look forward to closely working with the team. I hope to contribute to the growth story and scale greater heights with the Company under the able leadership of Ajay Singh.
