Pieter Elbers

Pieter Elbers, former KLM president now heading IndiGo, brings Dutch aviation excellence to India’s largest airline, which holds a 62% domestic market share. He oversaw a 17% capacity increase in 2025 to 120 million seats, driving revenue to $8.5 billion while maintaining an industry-leading on-time performance of 88%. This profitability per seat is 25% higher than the typical rival in Asia, though his revenue is smaller than #4 Schumacher’s €60 billion consumer empire.