While four of the directors would be nominated by Tata Sons, the other two would be representatives of Singapore Airlines.
The chairman of the board will always be a Tata nominee, the partners have said in their application.
The chairman and at least two-thirds of the directors of the Tata-SIA board will be Indians, to conform with foreign direct investment guidelines.
According to the memorandum of understanding between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, the board of the proposed joint venture company is initially to comprise three directors.
While Tata Sons will nominate Prasad Menon and Mukund Rajan, the third, Mak Swee Wah, is the initial director nominated by SIA.
The board will be chaired by Menon. Subsequently, the board would be expanded to six.
Tata Sons and SIA are looking to leverage synergies.
SIA would provide access to the new airline to its global network.
SIA would additionally share personnel
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