{"id":17986,"date":"2022-02-22T13:02:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T07:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=17986"},"modified":"2022-02-22T13:02:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T07:32:45","slug":"jet-airways-former-sri-lankan-airlines-ceo-vipula-gunatilleka-appointed-as-jet-airways-cfo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/22\/jet-airways-former-sri-lankan-airlines-ceo-vipula-gunatilleka-appointed-as-jet-airways-cfo\/","title":{"rendered":"Jet Airways: Former Sri Lankan Airlines CEO Vipula Gunatilleka appointed as Jet Airways CFO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Jalan Kalrock consortium, the promoters of Jet Airways<\/a>, have appointed Vipula Gunatilleka as the chief financial officer (CFO) of the airline. He has been tasked with reviving the grounded carrier.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Gunatilleka<\/strong>, who till last month, was the CEO of SriLankan Airlines, will join Jet Airways from March 1, 2022 onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Jet<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Considered as a \u201cturnaround specialist\u201d<\/strong> and an aviation expert, Mr Gunatilleka had overseen <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cthe most daunting task of leading SriLankan Airlines during the pandemic. Mr Gunatilleka was head hunted by the board in 2018 to re-structure SriLankan Airlines and in less than two years after assuming the duties as the CEO, the airline recorded positive EBITDA and cash flow for 2019-20 notwithstanding the devastating effects of the terror attacks in April 2019 in Sri Lanka followed by the global pandemic in early 2020″<\/em><\/strong><\/p>a statement issued by Jet Airways said<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As a result of key initiatives introduced to improve the service standards and operational efficiencies, the (SriLankan) airline was accredited with the \u201cWorld’s Most Punctual Airline\u201d<\/strong> twice in 2019, the statement further added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Jet<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Prior to joining SriLankan Airlines, Mr Gunatilleka was the CFO and board member of TAAG Angola Airlines from November 2015 to July 2018 under Emirates Management. He played a pivotal role to turnaround the loss-making national carrier of Angola.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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