Flipkart, owned by Walmart, has appointed Seema Nair as its new chief human resources officer (CHRO), according to an internal email from group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy.
“In this role, she will oversee human resources for Flipkart, partnering closely with respective leaders and HR teams,” he said.
Media reports in October of last year stated that Krishna Raghavan, the ecommerce firm’s CHRO for over six years, had left the company.
Prior to joining Flipkart, Nair worked at Reliance Industries for almost six years, where she was the head of global HR digitalization and the group HR office.
Nair has also served as the Chief Human Resources Officer for India and SAARC at Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages and Cisco Systems.
The announcement comes shortly before Flipkart’s annual festival season sales, which begin on September 27.
Flipkart has expanded its supply chain network ahead of the festive season by opening 11 new fulfillment centers throughout India, totaling over 1.3 million square feet, to satisfy rising demand.
On February 20, Krishnamurthy informed staff via internal communication of the departure of four senior vice presidents (SVPs) from the organization. As per media reports, Cleartrip’s Ayyappan R, marketplace and categories leader Amitesh Jha, fintech and payments head Dheeraj A, and growth and retention head Bharath Ram were among the senior executives that left.
The senior-level departures occurred as Flipkart implemented performance-based restructuring across multiple departments, including vice presidents of engineering and product.
In January, media reports claimed that Flipkart planned to lay off 1,100-1,500 staff, reducing its employment by 5-7%. To minimize expenditures, the corporation has also ceased new recruiting over the last year, continuing a practice of annual performance-based employment layoffs established over the previous two years.
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