NEW DELHI: Online marketplace IndiaMART today announced the appointment of Prateek Chandra as its chief finance officer. In his new role, Chandra will be responsible for managing the company’s financial growth, driving key business initiatives and playing an integral role in ensuring the organisation’s success going forward.
Chandra holds over 14 years of experience in building business strategy, financial planning, M&As and managing investor relations in Indian and international markets.
Dinesh Agarwal, founder and CEO at IndiaMART said, “Prateek brings with him an in-depth technology and media industry experience, along with immense knowledge of capital markets and financial and strategic planning. We are confident that he would be an outstanding addition to our leadership team as we plan to scale up our marketplace to newer highs.”
Commenting on his appointment, Chandra said, “IndiaMART is at a juncture of momentous growth and being a part of this inspiring journey will be elating.”
IndiaMART is eyeing steady growth by innovating on its products and services going forward. The online marketplace offers a platform and tools to over 14 million buyers to search from over 25.7 million products and get connected with over 1.8 million competitive suppliers. Founded in 1996, the company has over 2,800 employees located across 55+ offices in the country. Its investors include Intel Capital and the publisher of this newspaper, Bennett, Coleman & Co.
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