Flipkart appoints a new CEO, but only for a day
- Flipkart completes 10 years.
- Celebrates by appointing a new CEO for a day.
Flipkart held competitions under Big10 across the country to choose one employee who would become the CEO for a day. The competition included penning down 'why they wanted to head the company' from a office corner. Bangalore's Padmini Pagadala has bagged the opportunity to become the CEO for a day by winning the competition. according to Moneycontrol, Bangalore-based Pagadala, is the associate director, design.Â
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Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy tweeted, "Excited to hand over the reins of @Flipkart to #CEOForADay, Padmini Pagadala!" According to the report, Pagadala's day starts with breakfast with  Krishnamurthy, whom she will accompany to stakeholder meetings, and other other key meetings through the day.Â
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It was just recently that Flipkart closed its latest funding round, which is a massive 1.4 billion from technology giants including Tencent, eBay and Microsoft. It is said to be the largest investment in Flipkart’s 10-year history as well as in India’s Internet sector.Â
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That’s not all! The e-commerce firm has acquired eBay India, which comes as a part of the deal. It’s dubbed as a strategic commercial agreement. And, there is no denying that the Flipkart Group brings benefits galore for customers and sellers on both Flipkart and eBay.