Tata-owned aviation major Air India on Friday announced the appointment of Sanjay Sharma as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from June 10.

Sharma, who will report to Air India CEO & MD Campbell Wilson, has more than three decades of experience in the Corporate Finance, Investment Banking and Real Estate sectors and joins Air India from Tata Projects Limited where he was the CFO.

Prior to Tata Projects, he was CFO of Tata Realty Infrastructure Limited, and Managing Director, Head of Equity Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank Group.

He worked in various capacities at DSP Merrill Lynch Limited in Mumbai and Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific in Hong Kong.

Sharma succeeds Vinod Hejmadi, who is retiring after more three decades with Air India.

Commenting on the announcement, Campbell Wilson, MD & CEO, Air India, said: “We are pleased to have Sanjay joining the leadership team and look forward to his contribution to the ongoing transformation at Air India. We also thank Vinod for his long service to the Company, and for his vital role in its transition to private ownership and, thereafter, its subsequent transformation.”