Gunjan Tilak Raj Soni, who joined the Zomato board prior to its IPO in 2021, has resigned from her position as an Independent Director effective immediately due to escalating professional commitments.
With a bachelor’s degree in engineering in computer science from Barkatullah Vishwavidalaya in Bhopal and a postgraduate diploma in business management from XLRI in Jamshedpur, Gunjan boasts an impressive career. She has accumulated extensive experience in various roles at Myntra Jabong India Private Limited, Star India Private Limited, and McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Currently, she serves as a Management Board member and Chief Operating Officer of Global Fashion Group, as well as the CEO of its Southeast Asia business, ZALORA. Before her tenure at ZALORA, Gunjan was the Chief Marketing Officer at Myntra and Head of Jabong, both part of the e-commerce giant Flipkart group in India, where she oversaw marketing for the Myntra platform and fashion brands, in addition to managing the P&L for Jabong.
Her previous roles include Executive Vice President for Strategy and CEO Office at Star India (a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox) and Partner at McKinsey, focusing on the Consumer and Marketing practice.
Gunjan’s resignation follows closely on the heels of Akriti Chopra’s departure, Zomato’s co-founder and chief people officer, who was elevated to co-founder status in 2021 and was instrumental in the company’s growth.
In addition to Gunjan, Zomato’s board includes Kaushik Dutta as Chairman and Independent Director, Deepinder Goyal as Founder, MD, and CEO, Sanjeev Bikchandani as Non-Executive Director, Sutapa Banerjee, Namita Gupta, and Aparna Popat Ved as Independent Directors.