Swiggy appoints Amitesh Jha as Instamart CEO
Swiggy has appointed former Flipkart senior vice president and head of grocery Amitesh Jha as the chief executive of Instamart, according to an email sent by Swiggy cofounder and group CEO Sriharsha Majety.
In an internal email, Majety announced Jha’s appointment. Swiggy cofounder Phani Kishan Addepalli, who was previously heading Instamart, will now lead the firm's central growth team that looks after initiatives like the subscription service Swiggy One. Phani will also take on the role of chief of staff to Majety, the latter added in his internal email.
“He (Phani) took on the IM CEO role (at Instamart) last year when I asked him to (as he always has for key challenges), and has over the last year steered Instamart from strength to strength by significantly improving the consumer experience and profitability…” Majety said in the email.
Prior to this, Jha was at Flipkart for about 14 years, joining as a category head in 2010 and rising through the ranks to work in a variety of teams, including logistics division Ekart and value-products focused unit Shopsy.
