Tata Sons chief N Chandrasekaran appointed as Air India's new chairman

New Delhi: The chairman of Tata Sons, N Chandrasekaran, has been officially appointed as the chairman of Air India, Economic Times has reported.

The appointment was cleared at a board meeting held today by Air India, it quoted senior officials close to the development.

Alice GeeVarghese Vaidyan, former CMD of General Insurance Corporation, will also be inducted as an independent director on board, officials said.

This comes days after Turkey's Ilker Ayci turned down the role of Air India CEO.