Salil Gupte to head Boeing India

NEW DELHI: Senior Boeing official Salil Gupte will head the aersopace major’s India operations. Gupte will be the president of Boeing India from March 18, succeeding Pratyush Kumar who was last November appointed VP and program manager of Boeing’s F-15 fighter aircraft program. Gupte was VP of Boeing Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company.
“Salil is an accomplished business leader, with a terrific set of commercial and services experiences. In leading the Boeing India team, he will build on Pratyush Kumar’s great work of growing Boeing’s business and partnerships in India and supporting the development of a thriving aerospace and defense industry for India,” said Marc Allen, president of Boeing International.
“I’m thrilled to be joining my colleagues at Boeing India during such an exciting time, when the business is growing exponentially and we are building the future of global aircraft manufacturing, services, supply chain, engineering, technology and innovation, right here in India,” said Salil Gupte.
Boeing, in a statement, said Gupte will advance the development and execution of Boeing’s strategy in India, integrate business activities across Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Defense, Space and Security, and Boeing Global Services, lead Boeing’s growth and productivity initiatives in India, and manage Boeing’s partnerships with India’s government and business stakeholders. He will lead a team of over 3,000 employees and joint venture personnel located in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai. His leadership will extend to cover Boeing’s large supply chain presence in India, its engineering and technology center in Bengaluru, and Boeing joint venture with Tata in Hyderabad.
“At Boeing, Gupte has played a leading role in Boeing Capital Corporation, which manages a $3 billion portfolio of aircraft and other assets while supporting all Boeing businesses with innovative financing solutions, working closely with customers across the enterprise. He also has experience in commercial and defence supply chain, overseeing manufacturing, sourcing, and fulfilment activities for Boeing products,” Boeing said.
Gupte joined Boeing in 2009 in the services strategy and business development team of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Previously he was with Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, as an investment banker in the aviation and infrastructure sectors. Gupte earned his MBA from Stanford University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Cornell University.