Ecommerce platform Snapdeal has appointed Idi Srinivas Murthy as its senior VP of marketing. Murthy’s predecessor Sandeep Komaravelly, who spearheaded Snapdeal’s marketing division for 5 years, will move to a “strategic leadership role” in the company. Prior to joining Snapdeal, Murthy was the regional marketing director of Africa at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare for over 2 years. He worked as the director of marketing for Thums Up and Flavors in Coca Cola India for over 4 years where he managed Thums Up, Sprite, Fanta, Limca. Murthy’s expertise lies in leading global initiatives, building brands and executing strategies in emerging markets across countries. He has also worked in Coca Cola as the marketing manager for India, South region for almost 2 years, marketing manager for Coca Cola and Fanta for 2 years and brand manager for 2 years. Before that, he worked as a brand manager and area sales manager at GSK Consumer Healthcare India for 3 years. Murthy did his engineering from VESIT, Mumbai and has an MBA in marketing and finance from IIM Calcutta. Last week, Snapdeal appointed Vivek Patankar, who has 12 years of experience in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), corporate strategy, business partnering and supply chains, as senior VP of Finance. Two weeks ago, it also appointed Dharmarajan K as the head of customer experience. Dharmarajan will be a part of the online marketplace’s leadership team and be responsible for furthering customer service operations. In February, the company also roped in former Yahoo India R&D Division and…
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