Flipkart expands leadership team ahead of its IPO

Flipkart has appointed former Unilever Plc executive Hemant Badri as senior vice-president, supply chain, as Walmart Inc.’s Indian unit readies itself for an initial share sale to take advantage of booming online sales that has boosted valuations.

Badri, who joined the Bengaluru-based e-commerce firm on 1 March will head the Ekart-Myntra Supply Chain as well as the Jeeves-F1 priorities at Flipkart, group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy said in an email to employees on Monday.

Ekart is Flipkart’s in-house supply chain arm while Jeeves is the after-sales service and installation business.