IPO-bound Zepto appoints Airtel'€™s Akhil Gupta to company board

IPO-bound Zepto appoints Airtel'€™s Akhil Gupta to company board

New Delhi, April 11 (PTI) Ahead of its IPO, quick commerce unicorn Zepto has appointed Bharti Enterprises vice-chairman Akhil Gupta as an independent director to its board.Currently, Zepto co-founders Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, alongside Avra founder Anu Hariharan, and Nexus Venture Partners co-founder and Managing Director Suvir Sujan, are among the other board members of the quick commerce firm.A source privy to the development said Zep…

IPO-Bound Zepto Appoints Airtel’s Akhil Gupta To Its Board

Quick commerce major Zepto has appointed Akhil Gupta, vice chairman of Bharti Enterprises, the parent entity of Bharti Airtel, as an independent director to its board, as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO). Currently, Zepto’s board includes cofounders Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, alongside Avra founder Anu Hariharan and Nexus Venture Partners’ cofounder and managing director Suvir Sujan. Gupta, who has led public listings of B…

Ahead of IPO, Zepto appoints Airtel's Akhil Gupta to company board

Quick commerce unicorn Zepto has appointed Akhil Gupta, vice chairman of Bharti Enterprises—the parent company of Bharti Airtel—as an independent director to its board, as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO). Gupta, who has led the public listings of Bharti Airtel (2002), Bharti Infratel (2012), and Airtel Africa (2019), is expected to lend his expertise to Zepto. The firm plans to make its stock market debut later this year. Curren…