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Air India's technology head Satya Ramaswamy quits, eyes AI ventures
Satya Ramaswamy said that he would continue to be part of the Air India management team till his successor was in place and settled.
Air India's Chief Digital and Technology Officer Satya Ramaswamy is leaving the airline to pursue opportunities in the artificial intelligence space, according to a social media post.
Ramaswamy has been instrumental in the digital transformation of Air India since the airline was acquired by the Tata Group in January 2022.
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"I will be moving on from my role in Air India (AI) to dive deeper into Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the mission that was assigned to me by our Chairman in early 2022 has been completed and it's time to embark on the next phase. Tata Group and Air India have a very strong bench of world-class software leaders who can build on the foundation that has already been laid," he said in a LinkedIn post.
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Ramaswamy also said that he would very much continue to be part of the Air India management team till his successor is in place and settled, to ensure a smooth transition.
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He has been associated with the Tata Group for 16 years.
Who is Satya Ramaswamy?
Ramaswamy has a Ph.D in distributed computing from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and an MBA in finance and marketing from the Kellogg School of Management, Chicago. He has 12 granted patents to his credit.
Air India has embarked on an ambitious transformation plan and has faced various headwinds in recent times.
