Wheels Up has appointed Srikanth Satya as Chief Technology and Development Officer.
Satya comes to Wheels Up after two decades of experience leading technology innovation at Amazon, Microsoft, and Dell EMC. He brings over 20 years of technology leadership experience, including co-formulating strategies and launching company- and industry-first products in big data analytics, object storage, real-time streaming, messaging systems and container platforms.
"I am pleased to welcome Srikanth to Wheels Up. We are on the verge of an exciting new era of IT advancements that will enhance the customer experience through new products and services that will strengthen our business operations," said Vinayak Hegde, President of Wheels Up. "Srikanth is recognized as a technology visionary with a passion for developing and launching innovative technologies and products. His desire to foster innovation and entrepreneurial mindset coupled with his ability to build strong business partnerships will be instrumental in driving our mission to create enduring stakeholder value."
"We are incredibly fortunate to have Srikanth joining us," said Kenny Dichter, Chairman and CEO of Wheels Up. "We are having tremendous success building our executive team with world-class talent. Srikanth's leadership and technical depth will allow us to fulfill our vision of building the industry's leading marketplace."
"Wheels Up has an enormous opportunity to deliver cutting-edge experiences and service to its Members and customers," said Srikanth Satya, Chief Technology and Development Officer at Wheels Up. "I am excited to be leading and developing the tools and systems to drive large scale growth and expansion in an industry that has not yet been tapped to its full potential. I could not be more excited to be joining the company and this extraordinary team.