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Changing how
India travels
since 2007 ✈️

With a vision to become the most customer-centric OTA company, ixigo has been empowering Indian travellers to better plan their bookings across rail, air, buses and hotels. Continually striving to provide a smoother experience to its users, ixigo lets you check in seamlessly to your flight, predict train delays, receive fare alerts and avail innovative features like station alarm and flexible flight bookings.

Trusted and loved
❤️ by millions

We also design itineraries and create insider guides and travel stories that will help you explore your destination in the best way possible.

Our Management Team

Aloke Bajpai

Chairman, Managing Director and Group CEO, ixigo

Aloke Bajpai is the Chairman, Managing Director and Group CEO of our Company and has been on our Board since June 3, 2006. He is responsible for the overall management of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technology (electrical engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India and a master’s degree in business administration from INSEAD. He worked as a software development engineer and subsequently, as a system and network engineer at Amadeus in France prior to co-founding ixigo.com in India in 2007. Aloke Bajpai is a charter member of The IndUS Entrepreneurs (“TiE”) and an elected member of the governing council of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (“IAMAI”) and was awarded, along with Rajnish Kumar, (i) under the Comeback Kid category at the Economic Times Startup Awards 2021, and (ii) the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Service Business – Travel 2021’ at the Entrepreneur Awards 2021. He was also awarded with the ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award 2022’ from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Under his leadership, our Company has evolved into India’s leading OTA for the ‘next billion users’ with the highest Monthly Active Users across all OTAs as of September 2023.

Rajnish Kumar

Director and Group Co-CEO, ixigo

Rajnish Kumar is Director and Group Co-CEO of our Company and has been on our Board since April 1, 2010. He advises our Company on all matters pertaining to new product development, technological advancements, product & growth marketing, research & AI initiatives, and the recruitment of global talent. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technology (computer science and engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He worked as a software development engineer at Amadeus. Under his leadership our Company launched ixigo.com in India in 2007 and developed our mobile application, ‘ixigo-trains’, which was the 8th most downloaded travel and navigation app globally in the 2022, according to data.ai (formerly App Annie). Rajnish Kumar was awarded, along with Aloke Bajpai, (i) under the Comeback Kid category, at the Economic Times Startup Awards 2021, and (ii) the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Service Business – Travel 2021’ at the Entrepreneur Awards 2021. He was also selected among Asia’s 100 Power Leaders in Technology 2022 by White Page International and was also awarded with the ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award 2023’ from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Dinesh Kumar Kotha

CEO, ixigo trains and ConfirmTkt

Dinesh Kumar Kotha is CEO, ixigo trains and ConfirmTkt and is responsible for spearheading the business development division, overseeing the day-today functioning of the company and talent acquisition. He is the co-founder of and was appointed as the chief executive officer of our erstwhile subsidiary, Confirm Ticket, with effect from February 17, 2021. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technology (honors) (electronics and communication engineering) from the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. Prior to starting Confirm Ticket, he worked at o9 Solutions Management India Private Limited.

Sripad Vaidya

COO, ixigo trains and Confirmtkt

Sripad Vaidya is COO, ixigo trains and Confirmtkt and is responsible for managing day-to-day operations including support and finance functions and driving newer revenue channels for the trains business. He is the co-founder of and was appointed as the chief operating officer of our erstwhile subsidiary, Confirm Ticket, with effect from February 17, 2021. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technology (computer science and engineering) from the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy, Sastra University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Lenin Koduru

CEO, Abhibus (ixigo bus business)

Lenin Koduru is our CEO, Abhibus. He is responsible for spearheading technology and growth for the bus division. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Karunya Institute of Technology. He has experience in technology, banking and telecommunications. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Impulse Systems Private Limited as a programmer, Unisoft (India) Private Limited as a software engineer, Inatech InfoSolutions Private Limited as a technical consultant and Buzznet Sdn. Bhd. as a senior software engineer.

Saurabh Devendra Singh

Group Chief Financial Officer, ixigo

Saurabh Devendra Singh is our Group Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for finance function, investor relations and strategic planning in our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a post graduate diploma in management masters degree in management from The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Sanford C. Bernstein (India) Private Limited as the chief business officer, India, in the research services division.

Suresh Kumar Bhutani

Group General Counsel, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer, ixigo

Suresh Kumar Bhutani is the Group General Counsel, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of our Company. He is responsible for corporate governance, legal and compliance functions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce (honours) and a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Delhi, a master’s degree in business administration (specialising in financial management) from the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, and a post graduate diploma in cyber law and cyber forensics from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, India. He is also a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and a fellow member of the Chartered Governance Institute, U.K. and Ireland. He has over 18 years of experience in legal and secretarial matters. He has served in the legal and secretarial teams of, among others, R Systems International Limited, InterGlobe Aviation Limited and Ciena India Private Limited.

Ernesto Cohnen

SVP Product & Growth, ixigo

Ernesto Cohnen steers the product & growth vertical at ixigo and oversees product management, strategy and evolution. A native of Madrid, he is an accomplished computer science engineer with an international MBA degree. His expertise in technology and business pushes him to create innovative products that improve people’s lives, notably as the co-founder of the travel startup ‘Triporate’.

Upendra Dev Singh

SVP Technology, ixigo

Upendra Dev Singh leads all engineering operations at ixigo. Having worked with tech giants like PayPal and Myntra Jabong in the past, he is proficient at building high performance teams and highly scalable software. He holds a B.Tech degree from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, with a technical skill set in JavaScript stack and full stack engineering.

Nitin Gurha

SVP ixigo Flight & Hotel Business, ixigo

Nitin Gurha is SVP of ixigo Flight & Hotel Business and is responsible for launching and handling business verticals and partnerships in our company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Science from University of Delhi, India and a post graduate diploma in business management from Northern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, New Delhi. He has experience in GDS, travel tech, metasearch and adventure travel. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with Amaedeus India Private Limited as an assistant manager – markets, Kale Consultants Limited as a senior manager – practice and market development and Yatra Online Limited as a vice president.

Sunil Sharma

Group VP Technology Operations, ixigo

Sunil Sharma guides all technological operations at ixigo. A dynamic IT professional, he has gathered hands-on experience across e-commerce, education and travel sectors. Proficient in DevOps, automation, build engineering and configuration management, he is passionate about building cutting edge processes that are scalable, robust and automatic. He is a graduate of Delhi University, and holds an MBA from Sikkim Manipal University.

Puneet Aggarwal

Group VP Finance, ixigo

Puneet Aggarwal is instrumental in all financial operations at ixigo. With a statistical mindset and result oriented approach, he has been a key figure in ixigo’s growth and development. A qualified chartered accountant, he has over 15 years of experience in financial leadership roles at reputed companies like Motorola Solutions and HCL Infosystems. He is highly skilled in financial reporting, analysis and business planning.

Manan Bajoria

Group VP Growth, Product Marketing and Analytics, ixigo

Manan Bajoria heads product marketing and analytics at ixigo. His expertise lies in a variety of areas, including digital marketing, user acquisition, growth hacking and P&L management. A seasoned professional having multiple years of experience with industry giants like Airtel and Lenskart, he holds an MBA degree in marketing, and a B. Tech degree from IIIT.

Nupur Jain

Group VP Human Resources, ixigo

Nupur Jain drives the overall people strategy at ixigo, including human resource planning, talent acquisition, people development, and administration. She has over 12 years of experience with companies like Canon, HCL and Wingify. A postgraduate degree holder from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, with a B.A in English Literature from University of Delhi, she cultivates a deep interest in data privacy & security, gender & diversity.

Vaibhav Agarwal

Group VP Customer Experience, ixigo

Vaibhav Agarwal drives the customer experience function at ixigo. His expertise lies in building large delivery systems, leading multi-site operations and rendering analytical solutions on complex business problems. A result oriented leader with nearly 16 years of experience, he is an alumnus of IIM Bangalore and has a deep interest in business analytics.

Dinesh Kathuria

VP Media Sales, ixigo

Dinesh Kathuria heads all media sales initiatives at ixigo, focusing on media revenue and strategy. He holds specialised experience in online and digital media sales with an extensive network in the online advertising industry. In the past, he has worked with leading media organisations like Rediff.Com, the Times of India and the India Today Group.

Ashu Gupta

VP Technology & Chief Architect, ixigo

Ashu Gupta leads technological functions at ixigo in the capacity of Chief architect and VP of technology. With a career spanning over 12 years, Ashu has honed his expertise in backend development and data engineering through key roles at renowned organizations including Rivigo, Dream11, Contextual Advertising & Programmatic Platform - Media.net (Directi), and Adobe. His proficiency in building and scaling systems from inception to serving millions of users has been instrumental in his career journey. Ashu's academic foundation includes an Integrated Dual Degree in Computer Science from the esteemed Indian Institute of Technology, BHU.

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