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Lenexis Foodworks appoints Milind Mhatre as IT head to spice up tech for pan-India expansion
MUMBAI: India’s QSR scene just got an upgrade. The fast-rising homegrown player in India’s quick service restaurant market, Lenexis Foodworks has brought in seasoned tech boss Milind Yashwant Mhatre to run point on its IT game plan. Appointed as business head of IT, Mhatre joins at a time when the company is cooking up serious expansion plans across metros and emerging cities.
With over 19 years of experience in IT ops, Mhatre knows his way around everything from SAP S/4HANA rollouts to ERP and POS system overhauls. He’s handled both in-house tech and outsourced projects, led large teams, and built the kind of resilient infrastructure you want behind a growing food chain with national ambition.
This appointment isn’t just about tech—it’s about scale, speed, and smarts.
“We are at a pivotal stage of growth and our ability to scale responsibly depends on the strength of our leadership. Milind brings a blend of domain expertise, strategic thinking, and executional agility that aligns perfectly with our ambitions. We are building not just a QSR company, but a high-impact organisation driven by talent and purpose,” said Lenexis Foodworks founder & director Aayush Madhusudan Agrawal.
Mhatre will also oversee technology operations at Inspira Global, bolstering the digital backbone of the Lenexis ecosystem. His entry reflects the company’s deeper push into operational efficiency and customer-centric innovation, with tech as the enabler.
As Lenexis moves into its next phase, it isn’t just flipping burgers—it’s flipping the script on what modern Indian QSRs can achieve with the right tech leadership.
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Indigo appoints Aloke Singh as Chief Strategy Officer
Air India Express MD joins to steer global growth and operational efficiency.
MUMBAI: Indigo just recruited its next big strategist from the rival camp because when you’re chasing the skies, sometimes the best way to fly higher is to borrow the pilot who already knows the route. InterGlobe Aviation, parent company of IndiGo, announced on 23 March 2026 that its board has approved the appointment of Aloke Singh as Chief Strategy Officer. Singh, who most recently served as managing director and CEO of Air India Express, will lead enterprise-wide strategic planning, operational efficiency initiatives and the airline’s aggressive push into international routes.
Reporting initially to managing director Rahul Bhatia and later to Indigo’s incoming CEO Singh brings over three decades of experience across strategy, operations and commercial functions in aviation. At Air India Express he drove network expansion and performance turnaround, earlier roles at Air India and Oman Air sharpened his focus on long-term planning.
“Aloke brings an exceptional blend of strategic vision and operational depth,” Bhatia said. “His experience will be critical as Indigo seeks to build a more agile, resilient and future-ready organisation.”
The appointment arrives at a pivotal moment. Indigo, India’s dominant domestic carrier, has faced intense scrutiny after operational disruptions in December 2025 thousands of cancelled and delayed flights due to crew scheduling misalignments with new pilot fatigue norms triggering fines, passenger chaos and regulatory heat. Former CEO Pieter Elbers resigned in March 2026 citing personal reasons, though his exit followed sustained pressure from those setbacks and rising costs.
Singh described joining Indigo as “a pivotal moment” for both the airline and Indian aviation, as the carrier accelerates beyond its domestic stronghold into a more competitive global arena.
In an industry where turbulence is measured in both altitude and headlines, Indigo isn’t just hiring a strategist, it’s recruiting a steady hand to navigate from domestic dominance to international takeoff, one calculated flight plan at a time.
