"Mittu Chandilya" was born in Chennai. His grandfather was a freedom fighter while his father, Ram Chandilya, is an engineer with an Master of Business Administration from Indian Institutes of Management. Chandilya’s mother worked as a model, artist and professional in the hospitality industry.
Mittu Chandilya" was educated at Rishi Valley School, Andhra Pradesh and then at The School, KFI, Chennai. Chandilya then studied at the Lehigh University (Pennsylvania) before doing his Master of Business Administration at European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires) (France-Singapore).
AirAsia India is a joint venture between AirAsia Berhad, Tata Sons and Telestra. AirAsia India started operations on 12 June 2014. He was elevated from Chief Executive Officer to the post of Doctor of Medicine and Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia India on 20 August 2015 Mittu Chandilya is also the owner of the Bangalore franchise of the Champions Tennis League India
At 23, I was the general manager of a company which I had helped out with successful mergers and acquisitions.
My first assignment was shutting down a plant in Colorado and moving it to Mexico for cost reasons.
Imagine interacting with the union and people as old as my dad who thought I was denying them a livelihood. lieutenant was tough, but I managed to build credibility.”said Mittu Chandilya.
Mittu Chandilya became the Chief Executive Officer of AirAsia India in 2013 at the age of 32. At 19, he started South.O.S. whose prototype was bought by an FMCG. Chandilya was one of the youngest general managers at Ingersoll Rand, starting in Mergers and Acquisition roles, he became a general manager at the age of 25.
At Ingersoll-Rand, Chandilya managed the Business unit’s Asia Pacific (Associated Press) Strategy, P&L, Brand strategic management, Business Development, Market intelligence, & Product, Pricing, Channel management.
Under Product Portfolio Management,Chandilya led product portfolio rationalization, positioning and pricing strategy for each country.Chandilya"s portfolio included components of pricing, cost ratios, budget & segmentation as per the branding strategy and market requirements. Additionally, Mittu Chandilya was accountable for global Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) for Ingersoll RandAir Solutions Industrial Technical (Institute of Transportation Studies) where he developed and modeled a best-in-class & vibrant acquisition process to be implemented across the organization. As Head of Service Practice for the Asia-Pacific region at Egon Zehnder.
Chandilya, handled the Hospitality, Airlines and Aviation segment.
Egon Zehnder, a global executive search firm, had a revenue of United States $649 million in 2012 and it ranks among the top three firms worldwide. lieutenant has 68 offices in 41 countries with about 410 consultants and about 5000 employees.
At Egon Zehnder, Mittu Chandilya was a core member focused on advisory leadership in Aviation, Travel & Hospitality, Industrial, Resources, CleanTech and the Energy practices. Advising clients on C-level executive searches, strategic organizational Design and challenges, the recruitment of non-executive board members and Chief Executive Officer succession planning, Chandilya specialized in advisory and search activities in C-level succession planning, Regional Senior Leadership roles in MNCs, LargeCap Listed Organizations and Family owned enterprises.
