A major change has been made in the leadership of Noida International Airport (Jewar Airport). Neetu Samra, who has vast experience in corporate finance, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the airport. He has replaced foreign CEO Christoph Schnellmann.

Who is Nitu Samra: The command of Noida International Airport (Jewar Airport) has now come into the hands of Nitu Samra. He has been appointed the new CEO of the airport. He replaces former CEO Christoph Schnellmann, who was a foreign national. It is being told that due to being a foreign CEO, there were problems in some administrative and approval processes, due to which this change was made.

Neetu Samra was earlier working as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Noida Airport and has vast experience in the field of corporate finance. His appointment is being considered an important step towards the progress of the airport project and speeding up the processes.

Who is Neetu Samra?

Neetu Samra is considered an experienced professional in the corporate finance world of India. She has been handling financial management responsibilities in the aviation and corporate sectors for a long time.

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  • He has graduated in commerce from Delhi University.
  
  
  
  

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  • He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
  
  
  
  

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  • He has over 20 years of corporate finance experience
  
  
  
  

Before coming to Noida International Airport, she was working as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the same project.

Strong corporate experience in career

Neetu Samra gained expertise in financial and strategic management right from the beginning of her career. He has held important positions in many big companies, which prominently include:

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  • Finance Director at LeasePlan India Pvt Ltd
  
  
  
  

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  • Financial leadership in various international and Indian corporate projects
  
  
  
  

His expertise is considered to be in the following areas:

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  • financial and strategic planning
  
  
  
  

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  • Accounts and Costing
  
  
  
  

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  • management reporting
  
  
  
  

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  • Statutory Compliance
  
  
  
  

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  • System Development and Implementation
  
  
  
  

This change in the leadership of Noida International Airport is not only to administrative but also regulatory and security reasons. According to sources, in the past months, a review was going on by security agencies regarding the appointment of a foreign CEO. Subsequently it was clarified that airports of strategic importance in India should be headed by an Indian national.

After this decision, the airport is expected to soon get the final security clearance from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). This approval is very important to start operations.

Jewar airport project will get momentum

Noida International Airport, also known as Jewar Airport, is one of the largest greenfield airport projects in India. There is a possibility of speeding up its operations now. After the appointment of Neetu Samra:

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  • Airlines ticket booking and flight scheduling will be faster
  
  
  
  

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  • Training process of airport operators will be accelerated
  
  
  
  

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  • Work to operations will be completed soon
  
  
  
  

When will the flights start?

According to government sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this airport in March. Now it is expected that commercial flights can start within the next 45 to 60 days. The airport will have a capacity to handle approximately 1.2 crore passengers annually in the first phase. There are plans to develop it into India’s busiest aviation hub in the future.