Cleartrip appoints Anuj Rathi as chief business and growth officer
Anuj Rathi has joined as the chief business and growth officer of Flipkart’s travel booking unit Cleartrip, Rathi announced in a LinkedIn post on Thursday.
A former Flipkart executive, Rathi was most recently the chief product and marketing officer at fintech firm Jupiter, and is replacing Flipkart veteran Ayyappan R, who left the firm earlier this year, as the leader of the unit. ET had reported on Rathi’s appointment on May 20.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteMIT xPROMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIndian School of BusinessProfessional Certificate in Product ManagementVisitIIT DelhiCertificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisitCleartrip had been without a chief executive since the departure, and Ayyappan’s exit was followed by that of chief financial officer (CFO) Aditya Agarwal.
“Although new to the travel industry, I am eager to immerse myself in its intricacies and work closely with the talented team at Cleartrip. My goal is to assemble and inspire the best team to deliver outstanding results and continue Cleartrip's trajectory towards being one of the most loved brands in the country,” Rathi said in the LinkedIn post announcing the appointment.
Rathi is returning to Flipkart after 12 years. In between, he worked at its parent Walmart, Snapdeal, and Swiggy, where he spent over seven years and exited as SVP, revenue and growth. He had joined Jupiter in September last year.
The appointment is a continuation of top-level shuffles
