Jet Airways appoints SriLankan Airlines ex-CEO Vipula Gunatilleka as CFO


Jalan-Kalrock consortium-owned Jet Airways on Tuesday introduced the appointment of former SriLankan Airlines’ CEO, Vipula Gunatilleka as the Chief Financial Officer.


“We are psyched to welcome Vipula Gunatilleka to our younger and energetic crew. Vipula is an aviation pro and regarded as a turnaround expert in the business.







“He has been shortlisted following a demanding course of action operate by our Govt Group around the very last many months,” explained Ankit Jalan, Member of the Checking Committee of Jet Airways and portion of Jalan-Kalrock Consortium.


Gunatilleka, who served as the CEO of the SriLankan Airways till January this yr, was brought to restructure the provider in 2018, as per a release.


“I am specific Vipula will be an asset to the group and will give the necessary vision to revive the operations of Jet Airways as for every the plans of the Consortium,” Jalan included.


Prior to joining SriLankan Airways, he was the CFO & Board Member of TAAG Angola Airways from November 2015 to July 2018 under Emirates Administration.


A experienced chartered accountant, Gunatelleka, played a pivotal part to turnaround the decline-generating national provider of Angola, it added.


He is recognized for his astute information in plane funding, strategic preparing, expense-efficient organization modelling and openness to undertake hybrid designs to preserve small business prices very low and efficiency significant, Jet Airways said.


Gunatilleka said, “I am extremely enthusiastic to join the business and I glimpse forward to contributing my know-how of the final 30 yrs in Jet Airways’ resurgence in its new avatar. We will capitalize on the strong model worth which Jet Airways has in the marketplace and use it to re-make the dropped floor.
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