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  • Swiggy COO Vivek Sunder moves on, CEO Majety to take charge

    Mumbai: After serving the company for three years, Swiggy’s chief operating officer (COO) Vivek Sunder has put in his papers at the company and will transition out by October-end.

    Swiggy’s chief executive officer (CEO) Sriharsha Majety told employees in an internal email on Wednesday that Sunder, who oversees its food delivery business, has decided to pursue interests outside of the company.

    Majety added that he will be overseeing the marketplace business directly. “We have been discussing this for a while now, and over the course of the past few weeks, have been planning the way forward as well,” he wrote.

    Sunder had joined the company in 2018 after spending close to two decades at FMCG major Procter & Gamble as its managing director. He had been responsible for scaling Swiggy’s key businesses, including food delivery, and its foray into grocery.

    “Vivek has played a very significant role in the growth story of Swiggy – as a brand, as a service, and as an organisation, since joining us three years ago. He played a pivotal role in expanding the geographical footprint of the marketplace business taking Swiggy beyond 500+ cities, and later rallied the organisation to drive a step-change in the unit economics of the marketplace business,” Majety added.

    This is the second big exit at Swiggy after co-founder and chief technology officer Rahul Jaimini exited to join Pesto Tech, last year.

  • Faber-Castell partners with Swiggy to make stationery available at doorstep

    Faber-Castell partners with Swiggy to make stationery available at doorstep

    NEW DELHI:  With a growing demand of art and other stationery supplies in the market due to the various challenges posed by the pandemic like self isolating, work from home and study from home Stationery giant Faber-Castell ties up with Swiggy Genie to make stationery available at doorstep for its consumers. 

    In the past few years, there is a noticeable growth of e-commerce in retail strategy. However, the recent four months have made us change the way we shop and consume. The consumer’s appetite for buy at click is growing market for online marketplaces and the intra-city delivery tools like Swiggy’s Genie are all one step ahead to keep up with the demand supply channel.

     “The pandemic has made us realise the value of our nearby retailers and stores. While e-commerce is back and running but things haven’t resumed normally yet.  If you are studying, working from home or you just want to paint for leisure but you realise you don’t have your necessary stationery supplies waiting for 3-5 business days doesn’t seem feasible to all. We’re glad that Swiggy’s Genie came to play at the right time to help us meet our demand and supply gap,” said Faber-Castell India MD Partho Chakrabarti.

    “With the continued uncertainty of the future, Swiggy has been agile enough to provide multiple offerings to address the changing needs of the consumer. As we continue to stay indoors and find ways to share personal experiences with our loved ones, we have partnered with Faber-Castell to deliver stationery and art supplies to the consumers’ doorstep. This association will unlock a new dimension of convenience and safety for consumers during these exceptional times,” said Swiggy COO Vivek Sunder.

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  • Swiggy appoints Vivek Sunder as first COO of the company

    Swiggy appoints Vivek Sunder as first COO of the company

    MUMBAI: Swiggy, the food ordering and delivery company, has recently appointed Vivek Sunder as its first chief operating officer. In his new role, Sunder will be in-charge of developing and executing Swiggy’s strategic direction and priorities to drive organisational growth and operational excellence.

    Swiggy CEO Sriharsha Majety said, “Strength lies in the quality and talent of our team, which has received an incredible boost with Vivek coming on board. I am confident that his proven track record and extensive experience, coupled with a laser-focus on industry-leading operational practices will drive and extend Swiggy’s upward trajectory.”

    Commenting on his new role, Sunder said, “It is impressive to see just how much Swiggy has been able to achieve in less than four years through an obsessive focus on the consumer and flawless last-mile execution.”

    “I am extremely energised to help lead the company to its next phase of innovation and growth tied with operational excellence,” he added.

    Sunder brings with him 20 years of experience in the FMCG industry. He has been working at the intersection of business and technology across several leadership roles and geographies at Procter & Gamble (P&G).

    In his most recent role as the Managing Director, P&G, East Africa, he was instrumental in driving both top and bottom line growth while expanding its market share and margins in a difficult macroeconomic climate.