Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines (SIA), is set to join the board of Air India after its merger with Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Group and SIA, scheduled for November 12. PB Balaji, the Group Chief Financial Officer of Tata Motors, will also take a seat on the board, according to reports.

The appointments will be confirmed after the Ministry of Civil Aviation approves Singapore Airlines’ investment, which, as reported by media channels, will secure SIA a 25.1% stake in Air India. Additionally, Hamish Maxwell, former head of flight operations at Vistara, has been appointed chief operating officer of Air India Express, Air India’s low-cost subsidiary.

Tata Group will manage Air India, with SIA contributing personnel to support flight operations and engineering post-merger.

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Phong, who joined Singapore Airlines in 1990, has held various senior management roles in both Singapore and abroad. He has been a board member since October 1, 2010, and became CEO on January 1, 2011.

Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President of Marketing and the Regions and President of SIA Cargo. His previous leadership positions included Senior Vice President roles in Finance, Information Technology, and Commercial Technology, with overseas assignments in China and Scandinavia.

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