Nikhil Ravishankar appointed as Air New Zealand chief executive

Wednesday 30 July 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated Wed 30 Jul 2025, 3:12pm

In this story Air New Zealand, Greg Foran, Nikhil Ravishankar

Air New Zealand has promoted its current chief digital officer, Nikhil Ravishankar, to the role of chief executive. He is set to replace Greg Foran on 20 October. The appointment follows the announcement in March that Foran would be stepping down from the position.

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1. 1NewsWed 30 Jul 2025, 9:00am

   Air New Zealand names new chief executive officer (opens in new tab)

2. RNZWed 30 Jul 2025, 9:04am

   Air NZ appoints Nikhil Ravishankar as new chief executive (opens in new tab)

3. Otago Daily TimesWed 30 Jul 2025, 9:09am

   Air New Zealand appoints new chief executive (opens in new tab)

4. StuffWed 30 Jul 2025, 3:12pm

   Who is Air NZ’s incoming CEO? (opens in new tab)