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Preeti Jain joins Adani-GCC as CPO to shape talent and transform HR playbook
MUMBAI: After nearly thirty years of HR firefighting, boardroom negotiations, and decoding what ‘synergy’ really means, Preeti Jain has waltzed into her latest gig—chief people officer at Adani-GCC. She officially grabbed the role in March 2025 but decided to let Linkedin in on the secret just yesterday. From her new HQ perch in Ahmedabad, she’s already rolling up her sleeves to rewire the group’s talent machinery.
As CPO, Jain is steering Adani-GCC’s strategic HR vision to build a world-class global capability centre grounded in process rigour, innovation, and internal talent hubs. “As the CPO driving the strategic initiative of the group of building a world class GCC focused on processes, innovation and a talent hub internally”, Jain stated.
Before joining Adani-GCC, she served as vice president of human resources at Airtel for over three years, based in Gurugram. Her tenure was marked by efforts in strategic human resources leadership, career development, and organisational transformation.
Jain’s earlier roles included CHRO at Droom (Feb–Oct 2021) and director of HR at Huawei Consumer Business Group for over 11 years, where she led manpower transitions, audits, certifications, and policy execution across functions. She has also held senior HR positions at Conexant and HFCL.
From managing startups to overseeing multinational transitions, Jain brings deep operational insight into people development, executive coaching, stakeholder engagement, and performance frameworks. Her journey reflects a consistent push towards aligning HR with core business goals.
In her current capacity, she is expected to anchor Adani-GCC’s long-term talent pipeline, craft scalable L&D frameworks, and implement people-first initiatives while balancing the pressures of scale.
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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.
