Air India Considers Former Garuda CFO Balagopal Kunduvara for Finance Role
Air India is considering appointing Balagopal Kunduvara, former finance chief of Garuda Indonesia and long-time Singapore Airlines executive, as its new chief financial officer. This move aims to support the airline's financial turnaround under CEO Tewolde Gebremariam after a record loss exceeding ₹22,000 crore last fiscal year. Air India is also seeking ₹10,000 crore in funding from its owners. Kunduvara recently left Garuda during a key transformation phase, and Air India faces challenges including high fuel costs and geopolitical tensions.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (48–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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economictimes broke this story on 10 Nov, 03:20 am. Other outlets followed.
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