Meesho onboards Hari Bhartia, Kalpana Morparia, Rohit Bhagat as independent directors, ET Retail

.Agent ImageSoftbank-backed shopping agency Meesho on Friday claimed it has actually assigned Jubilant Bhartia Group owner Hari S Bhartia alongside three various other seasoned business leaders as private supervisors. Alongside Bhartia, Meesho has onboarded former JP Morgan Leader Kalpana Morparia for South and also South East Asia, PhonePe non-executive Leader of the board Rohit Bhagat, and San Francisco-based AI business Ema’s CEO Surojit Chatterjee. “As our experts plunge into the following phase of growth, I am thrilled to declare the visit of Surojit Chatterjee, Kalpana Morparia, Rohit Bhagat, as well as Hari S.

Bhartia as independent directors to Meesho’s board,” Meesho, Creator and CEO Vidit Aatrey pointed out in a claim. Bhartia is actually the Founder as well as Co-Chairman of Jubilant Bhartia Group. The Jubilant Bhartia Group has 4 front runner companies listed on Indian stock market, along with a mixed market capitalisation of around USD 7.65 billion, it incorporated.

Bhartia is actually also the Co-Chairman and Managing Supervisor of Jubilant Pharmova Ltd along with Co-Chairman of Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd as well as Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, the owner franchisee of Mask’s Pizza and also Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in India. Just before providing JP Morgan, Morparia was at ICICI Financial institution where she was instrumental in the group’s financing rearing physical exercise along with the merging of ICICI Ltd with ICICI Bank in 2002. Bhagat is presently the non-executive Leader of the board at PhonePe, an independent director at AssetMark as well as the Lead Independent Trustee of the Franklin Templeton ETF Rely On.

His previous panel and consultatory jobs span providers like Center Financial institution, Flipkart, and FreeCharge. Chatterjee had helped Coinbase via an effective IPO as its Main Product Police Officer in 2021. Previously at Google, Surojit scaled Google.com Mobile Adds and also Google.com Purchasing into multi-billion-dollar services as the VP and also Head of Item.

“We are certain that their aggregate understanding as well as unique point of views are going to participate in a crucial task in steering the business towards new turning points and continual effectiveness in changing the shopping garden in India,” Aatrey mentioned. Meesho’s panel additionally includes founders Vidit Aatrey as well as Sanjeev Barnwal Ashutosh Sharma, Scalp of Investments and Mergers as well as Acquisitions at Prosus Ventures Mohit Bhatnagar, Handling Director at Optimal XV Allies Mukul Arora, Co-Managing Companion at Elevation Capital and also Sarthak Misra, Partner at SoftBank Financial Investment Advisers. Published On Aug 2, 2024 at 12:19 PM IST.

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