Vinod Kannan

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Vinod Kannan
Nationality Singaporean
Education
Known forCEO of Vistara airline

Vinod Kannan is an Indian businessman. He is the CEO of Vistara Airlines. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Kannan grew up in Bangalore and left for Singapore to do his degree in Electronics Engineering at Nanyang Technological University after which he joined Singapore Airlines. He later did a master's degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore and University of California, Los Angeles. [4]

Career

Kannan had worked with Singapore Airlines (SIA) for over twenty years. In June 2019, he joined Vistara as the Chief Strategy Officer. In January 2020, he became the Chief Commercial Officer of Vistara. [5] In January 2022, he became the chief executive officer of Vistara. [6]

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