Bhat flies in to replace the airline’s former CIO, Ravinder Pal Singh. Credit: Vistara Vistara has appointed Vinod Bhat as chief information officer, replacing Ravinder Pal Singh who recently left to pursue a new career in education. Bhat moves to the airline after a 28-year stint at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). In his last role there, as global business head for UK and Europe operations, Bhat was responsible for strategizing and driving business growth, delivery, CXO-level interactions, and business benefits for TCS customers. He also headed operations for the largest TCS delivery centre, Delhi-NCR. Bhat started his career at TCS back in 1993, where he joined as a program manager and team lead. Later, as the company’s global relationship director to a large US retail, pharma and healthcare firm, he was responsible for delivering a flagship application that was later rolled out across 7,000 stores and retail outlets. He said he wants to “further elevate the Vistara experience to its customers and staff by leveraging digital technologies and enabling advancements in the IT infrastructure by closely working with the business, partners, and other stakeholders.” Leslie Thng, chief executive officer of Vistara, said that Bhat joins the company at a crucial time as it enters a phase of ambitious growth. He added that Bhat brings to the table a wealth of knowledge in several areas that are critical for digital and business transformations in addition to enhancing the overall operational excellence. “I am confident that he will not only be able to enable advancements in our IT infrastructure, but also drive innovations that further elevate the Vistara Experience for our customers and staff,” said Thng. Related content brandpost Sponsored by G42 Understanding the impact of AI on society, environment and economy By Jane Chan Dec 03, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe