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ETtech Morning Dispatch on March 2, 2021: How s it Co-WIN?
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Good morning,
In January we reported that India’s vaccination drive got off to a poor start, thanks to glitches in the government’s Co-WIN portal. Yesterday, more than a month later, the drive was extended to some members of the general public for the first time, but the same problems persisted. It seems this issue could take the government months rather than weeks to resolve, which isn’t good news for anyone.
Elsewhere in today’s letter:
Flipkart inducts new executive for supply chain operations
Flipkart has appointed former Unilever executive Hemang Badri as head of its supply chain operations and also reshuffled roles in other departments as it prepares for an IPO.
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Flipkart, India’s leading ecommerce marketplace and majority-owned by
Walmart, has announced the induction of a new management executive and changes in the operating structure of few departments.
Hemang Badri, a former global executive with
Unilever, has been appointed as senior vice president for Flipkart’s supply chain operations. Following this induction, the company also announced that Amitesh Jha, who previously headed the supply chains of Flipkart and Myntra, taking up a new role. He will be taking up the role in the CDO (category design operations) and M3 (marketing, merchandising & monetisation) operations. In this role, he will be overseeing the consumables, softlines, and customer & marketing charters.
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.
E-commerce giant Flipkart has brought on Hindustan Unilever's Hemant Badri as senior vice-president – supply chain as the Walmart-owned company readies itself for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) by the end of this year, to take advantage of booming online sales that has boosted valuations.