What Happened?
Atlanta, GA-based Delta Air Lines Appointed Rahul Samant as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers yearly. Delta was named by Fortune magazine as the most admired airline worldwide in its 2013 World`s Most Admired Companies airline industry list, topping the list for the second time in three years. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 328 destinations in 64 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita.
About the Person
Rahul Samant is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer responsible for the airline`s information technology strategy, applications, cybersecurity and infrastructure, which are a vital part of nearly every aspect of the customer experience. Rahul joined Delta in February, 2016 from AIG, a multinational insurance corporation with more than 88 million customers in 130 countries. At AIG, Rahul was Chief Digital Officer, responsible for internal- and external-facing web, mobile and social assets, and harmonizing efforts across contact centers, social media, the Internet and the company`s intranet. Rahul also led AIG`s captive IT unit in Manila and managed the company`s use of vendor resources overseas. Prior to joining AIG, Rahul held various roles at Bank of America for 20 years, most recently leading the Global Supply Chain Management organization. Rahul`s other leadership roles included Consumer Channel Technology CIO, CIO for Global Wealth & Investment Management and Managing Director for the Bank`s extensive global delivery organization. Rahul is an Engineering graduate from Bombay University and earned his MBA from Wake Forest University.
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