Biography

Sanjiv Kapoor is an Indian travel industry veteran who served as the president of the Oberoi Hotels till February 2022, and on 4 March 2022, it was announced by Jet Airways that Sanjiv Kapoor would be the CEO of Jet Airways.In August 1990, Sanjiv Kapoor was appointed as the Senior Product Line Manager and Sales Consultant at Oracle, Redwood Shores, CA, where he worked in the company for four years, and in 1991, Sanjiv Kapoor helped Oracle establish its India office as a special assignment.In August 1998, Sanjiv Kapoor was appointed as a Senior Manager of Northwest Airlines, St Paul Minneapolis and served the position for six years from August 1998 to July 2004. Sanjiv Kapoor worked in the finance, strategic, corporate planning, alliances, cargo, MRO, and procurement areas of the company.Sanjiv Kapoor then started working as a Senior Manager at Bain & Company in Singapore in August 2004 and served the position till December 2006.In January 2007, Sanjiv Kapoor was appointed as the Senior Director at Temasek Holdings, Singapore, and he worked there till August 2008. In this company, Sanjiv Kapoor worked for the Portfolio and Value Management team and also served as an adviser on Latin American investments and aviation-related investments.Sanjiv Kapoor then joined as the Principal of Bain & Company for its Dallas, Moscow, and London branches in August 2008, and he served the position for two years and nine months. He was the head of the companys airline practice in Asia and Europe and was responsible for maintaining relationships with Bains flagship global clients in the US, Europe, and Asia.Sanjiv Kapoor was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of GMG Airlines, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in July 2011 and worked there till December 2012. In GMG Airlines, Sanjiv Kapoor worked as an independent consultant of the airlines on behalf of client Beximco Corporation.From November 2013 to October 2015, Sanjiv Kapoor served as the Chief Operating Officer of Spicejet Limited, Gurgaon, India. In Spicejet, Sanjiv Kapoor was responsible for implementing innovative pricing and marketing strategies.Sanjiv Kapoor then appointed as the Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer of Vistara TATA SIA Airlines Ltd. in March 2016 and served the position for three years and ten months. At Vistara, he was responsible for strategy, marketing, network planning, and other functions. Sanjiv Kapoor was also handling the cabin services, ground areas, operational control at the airlines, and during his tenure as a commercial officer, the company increased its aircrafts from 9 to 45.During his tenure as the Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer of Vistara TATA SIA Airlines Ltd., in December 2019, Vistara won the Best Airline in India award. Vistara was then regarded as the full-service airline in one of the most price-sensitive markets in the world.