Jet Airways

Mr. Ali Ghandour | Director

Mr. Ali Ghandour, a Jordanian national, has been a Director of the Company since February 1998. Mr. Ghandour is a qualified aeronautical engineer from New York University, U.S.A. Mr. Ghandour has over 50 years of experience in the civil aviation industry. He was an advisor to the late King Hussein of Jordan and was earlier the Founder & Chairman of the Royal Jordanian Airlines. He has also been associated with the development of a number of airlines in the Middle east including: ARAB WINGS, Arab Air Cargo, Sierra Leon Airline, and the Royal Academy of Aeronautics.

Mr. Victoriano P. Dungca | Director

Mr. Victoriano P. Dungca, an American national, has been a Director of the Company since January 1999. Mr. Dungca holds an MBA from Cornell University, U.S.A. and is a Certified Public Accountant from the U.S.A. Mr. Dungca has had a long and distinguished career with Philippine Airlines and retired as its Executive Vice President. He is currently a financial advisor based in California, U.S.A.

Mr. Javed Akhtar | Director

Mr. Javed Akhtar, an Indian national has been a Director of the Company since March 1993. Mr. Akhtar holds a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mr. Akhtar is a well-known poet, lyricist, screenplay and scriptwriter and is a famous media personality. Mr. Akhtar has won the Filmfare Award Fifteen times, and is a five-time National Award winner for the best lyricist.

Mr. Iftikar M. Kadri | Director

Mr. Iftikar M. Kadri, an Indian national, has been a Director of the Company since February 2000. Mr. Kadri holds a Bachelors degree in Engineering from Pune University. He is a member of the Council of Architecture, New Delhi and a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects and a fellow of the Indian Institute of Interior Design. Mr. Kadri set up his practice as an architect in 1960 and is actively involved with the problems relating to rebuilding of dilapidated buildings in Mumbai and exploring technological solutions for mass housing schemes. He was also a member of the Steering Committee appointed by the Government of Maharashtra to suggest strategies for solving the housing problems of Mumbai. Mr. Kadri was awarded a citation in 1993 as an Outstanding Architectural Engineer by the Institution of Engineers in India. He was the Sheriff of Mumbai in 1994. He is also the General Secretary of the prestigious Nehru Centre in Mumbai.

Mr. Aman Mehta | Director

Mr. Aman Mehta, an Indian national, has been a Director of the Company since September 2004. Mr. Mehta holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from Delhi University. He joined the HSBC group in 1968. He subsequently held several senior positions with the HongKong Shanghai Banking Corporation and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Asia Pacific in January 1999, a position he held until his retirement in December 2003. Mr. Mehta is also a member of the governing board of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. Mr. Mehta serves as an independent director on the boards of several companies in India as well as in the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Mr. Yash Chopra | Director

Mr. Yash Chopra, an Indian national, has been appointed a Director of the Company since April 2006. Mr. Chopra has had a distinguished career spanning over five decades in the Indian film industry. His work has been recognized in India and overseas and he has received several prestigious awards for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema. These include the National and Filmfare awards, the BBC Asia Awards (in 1998 and 2001), the Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Millennium Lifetime Achievement Award (in 2001), the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (in 2001), the Priyadarshini Award and Punjab Rattan Award (in 2006) to name a few. Mr. Chopra has been conferred with Honorary Doctorates by The Leeds Metropolitan University, UK (in 2007); The Guru Nanak University, Amritsar, India (in 2004) & The Punjab University, Chandigarh, India (in 2008). He was formally bestowed with France’s highest civilian award, the “Officier de la Legion d’ Honneur” (Officer of the Legion of Honour) in 2008. Mr. Chopra has also been awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the British Tourist Authority and British Film Commission for promoting tourism in the U.K. through his films. In 2005, Mr. Chopra was conferred the Padma Bhushan, one of the Country's highest civilian honours. He is also the Chairman of one of India’s most vibrant, innovative and successful film production houses of all times – Yash Raj Films.