Krishna Raghavan has been appointed as Chief HR Officer of Flipkart. The decision was taken a few months after Smriti Singh resigned from the position. The e-commerce major has found a replacement from within its leadership team. Currently, Krishna Raghavan is the senior vice president of engineering at Flipkart. He will be taking charge of…
Flipkart, India’s leading e-commerce marketplace, has announced the launch of Visa Safe Click (VSC), powered by Visa, the payments technology giant. VSC, a new payment solution now available on Flipkart platform, will enable the e-commerce platform to deploy India’s first in-app device-based network authentication solution. This solution will eliminate the need for One Time Passwords…
Flipkart, India’s leading e-commerce marketplace, has partnered with the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, to empower skilled yet underserved sections of society by inducting them into e-commerce. Under the MoU exchanged between Flipkart and the ministry, Flipkart will collaborate with…
Flipkart Head of Fashion Rishi Vasudev has resigned after a five-year stint with the company. He had joined Flipkart in November 2014. In a media statement, the company said, “He has played a key role in building and nurturing the fashion category at Flipkart over the past five years, and more recently, has led the…
Walmart and Flipkart has announced a joint strategic investment in Ninjacart, the innovative startup disrupting India’s fresh produce market with its made-for-India business-to-business (B2B) supply chain infrastructure and technology solutions. The transaction is expected to close by this year-end. The company was founded in 2015. Partnering with Ninjacart will help Walmart and Flipkart strengthen direct…
E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has announced a strategic minority investment in Shadowfax, a full-stack logistics platform founded in 2015. The investment is part of a $ 60 million Series D funding that Shadowfax received from Eight Roads Ventures, NGP Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Mirae Asset Naver Fund, and World Bank-backed IFC. These funds will enhance the tech…
Smriti Singh, SVP and CHRO for e-commerce major Flipkart has quit. Her separation comes after an almost one year stint with the company. She had joined the company end of 2018. It is learnt that the news of her separation has been announced in an internal communication by CEO Krishnamurthy. She took charge at a…
The Chief Executive Officer of Myntra, Ananth Narayanan has stepped down from his post according to a Mint article. Myntra’s chief executive officer (CEO) Ananth Narayanan has resigned from his role with his position set to be abolished, and Flipkart executive Amar Nagaram has been tasked with heading Myntra, Mint reported. Myntra’s chief revenue officer, Mithun…
KKR Capstone, an important driver of value creation for KKR and KKR portfolio companies today announced the appointment of Ananya Tripathi, former Myntra Chief Strategy Officer, as the Director of KKR Capstone in India, effective from January 2019. KKR Capstone has over 90 team members globally, with more than 20 based in Asia, made up of…