On Wednesday, the airline company IndiGo appointed Pieter Elbers as Chief Executive Officer, subjected to regulatory approvals, per the company statement. The joining of the new CEO will be on October 1, 2022. “Elbers succeeds Ronojoy Dutta (71), who has decided to retire on September 30, 2022, after guiding IndiGo through the turbulent Covid period,” the airline said.

Commending Dutta’s service, Rahul Bhatia, Managing Director of IndiGo, said, “The Board of Directors and I would like to thank Rono for effectively leading our business for almost four years with a steady hand through what has been the most turbulent period in the airline’s history and aviation globally.”

In 2014, Elbers served as President & Chief Executive Officer of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines at 52 years. Also, he is a member of the Executive Committee of the Air France, KLM Group. In 1992 he started his career at KLM at their Schiphol hub and, over time, held several managerial positions in the Netherlands and overseas in Japan, Greece and Italy. Afterwards, he returned to The Netherlands and was appointed as Senior Vice President of Network & Alliances before being promoted in 2011 as the Chief Operating Officer.

Schiedam is the birthplace of Elbers and completed his Bachelor’s degree in Logistics Management and a Master’s Degree in Business Economics.