Jet Airways deputy CEO, CFO Amit Agarwal resigns, cites personal reasons

Jet Airways’ Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Amit Agarwal has resigned with immediate effect due to personal reasons, the airline said on Tuesday.

Jet Airways said in a regulatory filing, “we wish to inform that Amit Agarwal, the deputy chief executive officer and CFO of the company, has resigned from service due to personal reasons, with effect from May 13.”

Agarwal’s resignation came at a time when the airline is struggling with a debt of billions.

He had joined Jet Airways as CFO in 2015.

Earlier, Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal and along with his wife Anita Goyal resigned from the board of directors.

The airline temporarily suspended its flight operations on April 17 due to acute liquidity crisis.