New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Nikhil Ravishankar is making headlines after the new chief executive officer of Air New Zealand became the centre of racist remarks on social media following his appointment. He made history by becoming the first Indian-origin person to get promoted to this position in the island country, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

He will be succeeding Greg Foran and will reportedly be assuming the new role and responsibility from October 20, 2025. This landmark achievement of the Indian-origin business executive was met with criticism and the country's media claimed that they had to disable comments on social media after a barrage of racist remarks targeted Ravishankar's ethnicity.

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