Subodh Karnik joined ATA in May, 2005 as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. In January, 2006, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). On January 1, 2007 he became President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Karnik has 15 years of airline experience that includes serving in a wide range of leadership roles at three major carriers. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Marketing Planning at Delta Air Lines. Before joining Delta in 1999, Karnik worked as Staff Vice President of International Finance at Continental Airlines and CFO of subsidiary Continental Micronesia. He moved to Continental from Northwest Airlines, where Karnik maintained responsibilities in alliances, international sales, revenue management and strategic planning.
Prior to entering the airline industry, Karnik held internal and external consultant roles with Ernst & Young and Unilever India. A native of Mumbai, India, he is a graduate of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. |