As IPO nears, Swiggy hires two more Flipkart executives

As Swiggy gears up for its much-anticipated Initial Public Offering (IPO), the online food ordering platform continues to strengthen its leadership team. The company has recently onboarded two key executives from e-commerce giant Flipkart.

Swiggy has appointed Hari Kumar G as Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Instamart , its quick commerce service. Additionally, Shalabh Shrivastava has been appointed as Senior Vice President to optimize product and operations for Swiggy's delivery service.

At Flipkart, Kumar led key categories including electronics, appliances and groceries. At Swiggy, he will focus on accelerating customer-centric growth and strengthening Instamart’s position in the quick commerce space.

On the other hand, Shrivastava was the vice president at Flipkart, where he led the scaling of first- and last-mile operations, transformed supply chains and established actionable customer experience frameworks. At Swiggy, Shrivastava will focus on optimising product and operations for the delivery fleet.

They have joined two other executives that Bengaluru-based Swiggy had hired from the Walmart-owned ecommerce major in the past few months. In August, Flipkart senior vice president of category and marketplace Amitesh Jha joined Swiggy as the chief executive of Instamart, while Dhruvish Thakkar, a senior director at Flipkart epharma, moved to Swiggy the following month as assistant vice president of Dineout – its dining out vertical.

By attracting top talent from industry leaders like Flipkart, Swiggy aims to enhance its operational efficiency, customer experience, and overall business performance.