Flipkart hires Bain & Co partner Dinkar Ayilavarapu as VP-corp strategy

Flipkart has appointed Dinkar Ayilavarapu, a partner at consulting firm Bain & Company, as vice president for corporate strategy at the e-commerce firm. In this role, Ayilavarapu will report to Flipkart Group chief executive officer Kalyan Krishnamurthy. The development comes at a time when the company is aiming for an initial public offering (IPO) by next year.

“He (Ayilavarapu) will lead the corporate strategy team working closely with our business leaders to further strengthen our vision and OKR (objectives and key results) planning,” said Krishnamurthy, in a letter, addressed to the employees and seen by Business Standard. “The business strategy and business transformation team will continue to be part of the corporate strategy team.”