EaseMyTrip rejigs leadership: Prashant Pitti steps down, Nishant Pitti takes over as CMD

Online travel aggregator EaseMyTrip informed the exchanges on Friday, August 29, that Prashant Pitti has stepped down as Managing Director of the company with immediate effect.Nishant Pitti has been elevated to Chairman and MD, effective August 29, 2025, subject to shareholders’ approval. Earlier this year, Nishant Pitti had resigned as CEO citing personal reasons, following which the company appointed Rikant Pitti as the new CEO.

Nishant Pitti has been on the board of the company since 2008 and was re-appointed for a five-year period only in May last year.

He had announced plans to sell his remaining 14% stake in the Easy Trip Planners via block deals. However, he could only manage to sell 1.4% of that stake.”Stepping into the role of CMD gives me an opportunity to work even more closely with our people to unlock new opportunities, scale new heights, and continue building a travel-tech brand that India can be proud of,” he said, while emphasising that EaseMyTrip is now expanding beyond travel, evolving into a diversified ecosystem of businesses and services built on its strong customer base and brand equity.

The company reiterated Nishant Pitti’s earlier commitment that no further promoter shares will be sold and that all promoters will continue to draw zero salary, underscoring strong alignment with shareholders and confidence in EaseMyTrip’s long-term growth.

Shares of Easy Trip Planners are trading 1.42% lower on Friday at ₹8.36.