In an official release, Nykaa announced the appointment of Rajesh Uppalapati as Chief Technology Officer. Several new top professionals from technology, finance, business, and marketing have joined the firm to drive its next phase of expansion.
Nykaa, the beauty, health, and fashion goods e-commerce site managed by Falguni Nayar, has recently recruited P Ganesh as Chief Financial Officer. He offers over 27 years of diversified expertise in financial reporting, company finance, taxes, investor relations, banking, M&A, and corporate law, having served as CFO at TAFE Group, Pidilite Industries, Godrej Group, and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals.
“We are thrilled to have each of these new leaders join us in critical roles that drive the company’s critical businesses and functions.” “With a shared entrepreneurial ethos and mindset, this leadership team is well positioned for success as the Nykaa ecosystem grows in scope and scale,” stated Falguni Nayar.
Abhishek Awasthi, Eswar Perla, Dhruv Mathur, and Amit Kulshrestha have also been added to the current technological leadership team. They take on significant responsibilities in product and engineering, helping to drive innovation and development across the company’s digital platforms, with a combined expertise of more than 60 years spanning organizations such as Walmart, Amazon, Magicpin, and LBB.
Sujeet Jain is the Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer of the organization. He is in charge of legal, corporate secretarial, compliance, and regulatory activities.
TV Venkataraman joins the team responsible for internal audit and risk management charter, bringing over 25 years of expertise from organizations such as Ashok Leyland, Flipkart, and Aditya Birla Group. Vishal Gupta, who worked for Unilever for 27 years, has been named the CEO of Nykaa’s Beauty Consumer division. He will also be in charge of Superstore By Nykaa, the eB2B distribution company.
As Chief R&D and Quality Officer for Nykaa’s Consumer Business, Dr. Sudhakar Y Mhaskar drives innovation. He has over 30 years of experience from Unilever and Marico, with expertise in innovative product development, packaging, consumer insights, quality, and technical regulations.
According to the statement, Shailendra Singh, who has over 16 years of experience at Unilever, helps the beauty e-commerce business in the category and brand management role.
New leaders have joined the charter to boost marketing leadership at Nykaa, including Sudhansh Kumar, who leads performance marketing, Priya Bellubbi, who leads customer lifecycle management, and Suchita Salwan, who leads the content charter.
