Kumar Birla, Deveshwar appointed as Air India directors
The government on Wednesday appointed industrialists Kumar Mangalam Birla and YC Deveshwar as non-official independent directors in Air India. Birla is the chairman of the $44.3 billion Aditya Birla Group, which operates in 35 countries across six continents. Deveshwar is the chairman of Kolkata-based conglomerate ITC, which has a presence in FMCG sector, hotels and IT among others.