Trivedi takes over as CMD, Indian

Indian has a badminton enthusiast at its helm

BY A CORRESPONDENT
9th January 2005

Vishwapati Trivedi has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian (formerly Indian Airlines Ltd). He took over from Ms Sushma Chawla, who has held charge of the post of CMD for the last seven months.

A 1977 batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, Trivedi is a post- graduate in Economics from the London School of Economics, and a Doctorate in International Finance from Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Earlier, Trivedi was Joint Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India. His earlier key assignments include Principal Secretary, Commerce and Industries and Commissioner (Commercial Tax), Govt. of MP and Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Financial Corporation. He also did a four-year posting with the International Monetary Fund.

Trivedi has a keen interest in badminton and cricket. He is the Vice-President of Badminton Association of India, President of the MP Badminton Association and Vice President of Bhopal Division Cricket Association.