With senior executives resigning from various important companies, Chief marketing officer of Myntra and head of Jabong Gunjan Soni, and Myntra’s chief strategy officer and head of categories Ananya Tripathi have decided to leave the organization.
Both the executives will work with their respective companies till the end of this year.
“Gunjan has played a key role in firmly positioning the brand Myntra as the leading destination for fashion and lifestyle,” stated Narayanan. “Ananya has played a key role in strategy and made five successful acquisitions, including Jabong.”
Narayanan will continue to head Jabong, working closely with the teams on a daily basis. On the other hand, Manohar Kamath will take over an interim head of categories along with his current portfolio of Myntra Fashion Brands.
This development has come just a few months after retail giant Walmart invested $16 billion in Flipkart.
“We have been expecting a management change in all of Flipkart Group companies starting quarter 1 of next year,” said an analyst. “We understand that Walmart is looking to integrate these fashion platforms.”the parent company of Myntra and Jabong.