| Corporate Background | Vikram Singh Mehta started his career by joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1978 and resigned in 1980. He then worked as a Senior Economist at Phillips Petroleum in London before returning to India in 1984 to join Oil India Ltd. as an Advisor for Strategic Planning. |
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| Shell Experience | He joined Shell International in London in 1988, served as Managing Director of Shell Markets and Chemicals in Egypt from 1992 to 1993, and then became Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in India from 1994 until his retirement on 01/10/2012 after approximately 24 years with the organization. |
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| Post-Shell Roles | After retiring from Shell, he served as Executive Chairman of Brookings India from 2012 to 2020 and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is currently Chairman and Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP). |
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| IndiGo Role | He joined the board of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) in May 2022 and was appointed as chairman in May 2025. |
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| Other Roles | He serves as non-executive Chairman of Mahindra Electric Automobile Ltd and is on the Global Advisory Board of Macro Advisory Partners. |
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| Early Career | Vikram Singh Mehta started his career by joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1978 and resigned in 1980. He then worked as a Senior Economist at Phillips Petroleum in London before returning to India in 1984 to join Oil India Ltd. as an Advisor for Strategic Planning. |
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| Board Positions | He serves as Chairman and non-executive independent director of IndiGo Airlines (appointed May 2025), non-executive Chairman of Mahindra Electric Automobile Ltd, and independent non-executive director of Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra & Mahindra, Colgate Palmolive India, Apollo Tyres, Jubilant Foods, Global Health Limited, and HT Media. He is also on the Board of Trustees of Mahindra & Mahindra and the Global Advisory Board of Macro Advisory Partners. |
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| Editorial Work | He is editor of two books published by Harper Collins: The Next Stop: Natural Gas and India's Journey towards a Clean Energy Future and Anchoring Change: 75 years of Grassroots Interventions That Made a Difference. He maintains regular columns in The Indian Express and Financial Express. |
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| Industry Leadership | He serves as Chairman of the Hydrocarbons Committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and is a member of its National Council. He is also a member of the Board of Overseers of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and the Board of Governors of Pandit Deen Dayal University of Petroleum. |
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