India: Flipkart expands leadership team, ropes in former Unilever exec
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Flipkart is seen on the company's office in Bengaluru, India, May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa/File photo
March 2, 2021
Flipkart has appointed former Unilever Plc executive Hemant Badri as senior vice-president, supply chain, as Walmart Inc.’s Indian unit readies itself for an initial share sale to take advantage of booming online sales that has boosted valuations.
Badri, who joined the Bengaluru-based e-commerce firm on 1 March will head the Ekart-Myntra Supply Chain as well as the Jeeves-F1 priorities at Flipkart, group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy said in an email to employees on Monday.