Press Trust of India / Mumbai Nov 18, 2009, 21:08 IST
The national carrier Air India (AI) has invited applications for a new corporate communications head, as the incumbent, executive director-corporate communications Jeetendra Bhargava is retiring on January 31, 2010.
"NACIL invites applications from eligible candidates for appointment to the post of chief of corporate communications of NACIL and its subsidiaries," an advertisement posted on the NACIL website said.
NACIL is the holding company formed after the merger of Air India and erstwhile Indian Airlines into one single entity in August 2007.
The new chief will be based in Mumbai. He will be a part of the top management team and report to the chairman and managing director. The last date for submission of application is December 4, it said.
Typical of Airindia to initiate such excercise at the very last minute. The replacement should have been in place at least three months ago so that he is groomed into the job and takes over smoothly. Secondly, considering that the carrier is said to be in dire financial straits presently and looking for avenues to cut costs, it should be really considering an existing official one level junior to handle the job and save the costs until finances improve.
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