The leadership change follows regulatory requirements issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, which mandate that the CEO of an airport in India must be an Indian national.
Samra, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since October 2021, has played a key role in the airport’s development. She has overseen financial stewardship, governance, and strategic planning during a critical phase of the project.
Meanwhile, Christoph Schnellmann, who led the airport as CEO since August 2020, will transition to the Board of Directors as Executive Vice Chairman. In this role, he will continue to support the project and its transition to operations.
Before joining Noida International Airport, Samra served as Finance Director at LeasePlan India, where she managed treasury, legal, risk, financial performance, regulatory compliance, and business profitability. She was also involved in strategic decision-making and served as a board member of 2 legal entities in India.
Earlier, she worked as Financial Controller at India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation, where she handled finance, accounting, financial planning, reporting, treasury, and tax. She played a key role in managing the RBI application for India’s first mortgage guarantee company license and contributed to the first mortgage guarantee transaction in India.
Samra also spent nearly 6 years with Fidelity International as Associate Director – Finance, leading group controlling, management accounts, reporting, transfer pricing systems, finance operational risk forums, and system governance.
Earlier in her career, Samra worked with LeasePlan India Ltd. as Manager – Finance and with Shriram Group, where she began as a management trainee and later handled finance, MIS, budgeting, fund flow statements, and variance analysis.
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