Air Asia India CFO resigns

Indo-Malaysian budget airline Air Asia India on Thursday announced its chief financial officer Vijay Gopalan has resigned due to personal reasons.

"Our CFO, Vijay Gopalan has decided to resign for personal reasons. This has been a long conversation and drawn out decision. His contribution to help fuel a startup like Air Asia India is immensely appreciated. I will definitely miss Vijay, who has been a partner and standup colleague who helped set up excellent and prudent financial practice," CEO Mittu Chandilya said in a statement.

The board of directors are already in the process of identifying a suitable replacement, he added.

 

Chennai-headquartered Air Asia India commenced operations on March 28, 2013.

Air Asia India is 49 percent owned by Air Asia Berhard, 30 percent by Tata Sons and the remaining 21 percent by Telestra Tradeplaces's Arun Bhatia.