Akasa Air has appointed Abhishek Gupta as Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective September 2026. Gupta brings extensive experience in information technology, with a career spanning IT strategy, service delivery, digital initiatives, infrastructure management, security and technology operations.
Gupta joins Akasa Air from DishTV, where he most recently served as Corporate Head – Information Technology. He joined DishTV in 2015 as Vice President – IT and was elevated to Corporate Head – Information Technology in 2019, serving in the role until August 2026.
With experience across banking, manufacturing, telecom and media, Gupta has held technology leadership positions at organisations including DishTV, Ericsson, Orange Business Services, IPsoft and TCS. His professional experience includes IT strategy, service delivery, IT operations, infrastructure management, IT security, programme management and digital initiatives.
Before joining DishTV, Gupta served as Practice Lead – Mobility & Emerging Technologies at Ericsson. Earlier, he was Head of Corporate IT (India) at Orange Business Services. He began his career with TCS as an IT Analyst.
During his tenure at DishTV, Gupta was responsible for areas including IT strategy and operations, digital initiatives, technology product and vendor evaluation, delivery partners and mission-critical IT programmes.
In his new role at Akasa Air, Gupta will lead the airline’s information technology function. His appointment brings his experience in enterprise technology, IT operations and digital initiatives to the airline as it continues to build its operations.
Gupta holds a management qualification from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering.
