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

.Representative ImageSoftbank-backed e-commerce firm Meesho on Friday said it has actually selected Jubilant Bhartia Group owner Hari S Bhartia in addition to three various other experienced magnate as private supervisors. In addition to Bhartia, Meesho has actually onboarded previous JP Morgan Chairman Kalpana Morparia for South and also South East Asia, PhonePe non-executive Leader of the board Rohit Bhagat, and also San Francisco-based artificial intelligence business Ema's CEO Surojit Chatterjee. "As our team plunge into the next phase of growth, I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Surojit Chatterjee, Kalpana Morparia, Rohit Bhagat, as well as Hari S. Bhartia as individual supervisors to Meesho's panel," Meesho, Owner and also CEO Vidit Aatrey said in a statement. Bhartia is the Creator as well as Co-Chairman of Jubilant Bhartia Group. The Jubilant Bhartia Group has 4 crown jewel companies listed on Indian stock market, with a combined market capitalisation of approximately USD 7.65 billion, it included. Bhartia is additionally the Co-Chairman and also Taking Care Of Director of Jubilant Pharmova Ltd and also Co-Chairman of Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd as well as Jubilant FoodWorks Ltd, the master franchisee of Domino's Pizza and Dunkin' Donuts dining establishments in India. Prior to providing JP Morgan, Morparia was at ICICI Banking company where she was instrumental in the group's funding rearing workout as well as the merging of ICICI Ltd with ICICI Financial Institution in 2002. Bhagat is currently the non-executive Leader of the board at PhonePe, a private director at AssetMark and the Lead Independent Trustee of the Franklin Templeton ETF Trust. His previous board and also consultatory duties reach companies like Axis Banking company, Flipkart, and FreeCharge. Chatterjee had helped Coinbase with a successful IPO as its own Main Product Officer in 2021. Previously at Google.com, Surojit sized Google.com Mobile Adds and Google Purchasing in to multi-billion-dollar companies as the VP and Head of Product. "Our team are actually certain that their collective wisdom and also assorted point of views will participate in an essential part in guiding the company towards brand new landmarks and continual results in changing the shopping landscape in India," Aatrey stated. Meesho's board also consists of co-founders Vidit Aatrey as well as Sanjeev Barnwal Ashutosh Sharma, Head of Investments as well as Mergers and also Acquisitions at Prosus Ventures Mohit Bhatnagar, Handling Supervisor at Top XV Allies Mukul Arora, Co-Managing Partner at Altitude Capital as well as Sarthak Misra, Companion at SoftBank Assets Advisers.
Posted On Aug 2, 2024 at 12:19 PM IST.




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