Former CMD of Air India, Ashwani Lohani has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) with the rank of a cabinet minister. The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed the former bureaucrat for a tenure of one year. A retired officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, Lohani had previously served as CMD of the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) and also as Chairman of the Railway Board. The AP government expects Lohani’s experience in varied sectors would help harness the tourism potential of the state.