Zubin Karkaria, CEO of VFS Global, has been appointed as the CEO of Kuoni Group – VFS Global’s parent company. He is the first Indian to be appointed as the head of the 109-year-old travel services company, and will concurrently continue in his function as the CEO of VFS Global and continue to be based in Dubai, UAE. Karkaria worked for Indian tour operator SOTC when it was acquired by Kuoni Group in 1996.