Eternal appoints Aditya Mangla as food delivery CEO – The Economic Times

Zomato mum or dad Eternal has appointed Aditya Mangla as the brand new chief govt officer of its meals supply enterprise, based on an trade submitting on Sunday. He’ll succeed Rakesh Ranjan, who has accomplished his two-year stint within the workplace.

ET had reported in April that Ranjan stepped down from the publish of food delivery CEO after finishing his tenure.

Mangla has been appointed efficient July 6 for a interval of two years, Eternal informed the exchanges. Aditya Mangla is presently the top of product for meals ordering and supply at Everlasting. Since becoming a member of Everlasting in March 2021, he has served in a number of leadership roles throughout the meals supply enterprise, together with head of provide and head of buyer expertise, specializing in optimising restaurant accomplice ecosystems and enhancing buyer satisfaction throughout digital touchpoints.

Earlier than Everlasting, Aditya held senior product and advertising roles, accountable for the monetary efficiency of companies throughout startups and tech-driven firms. Aditya holds a PGP in Administration from the Indian College of Enterprise, a grasp’s diploma in Data Networking from Carnegie Mellon College, and an undergraduate engineering diploma in IT from Netaji Subhas Institute of Expertise.

“Aditya has been one of many few leaders within the meals supply staff who often runs into disagreements and pushes again with me. And I deeply worth that. We don’t want extra individuals who agree with the whole lot. We want individuals who care sufficient to problem what doesn’t sit proper with them, and achieve this with honesty and respect,” mentioned Everlasting CEO Deepinder Goyal on Mangla’s appointment.

“I additionally need to take this second to thank Rakesh Ranjan, who completed his two-year stint because the meals supply CEO. Rakesh has carried out a exceptional job stabilising the enterprise and constructing a tradition of execution. We’re grateful to him for all he’s carried out,” he additional mentioned.

The management rejig additionally comes amid a broader slowdown within the meals supply sector.

Even through the festive-heavy October–December quarter—usually a powerful interval for consumption—Zomato’s meals supply progress was muted. Gross order worth (GOV) rose simply 2% sequentially to Rs 9,913 crore, though it was up 17% year-on-year.

In a March interview with ET, Goyal acknowledged deeper challenges within the meals supply enterprise. “Meals supply has a number of systemic points that should be solved. As soon as we clear up these, the pursuits of Zomato, eating places, and the shoppers will get aligned in direction of progress. I’m hoping that we will launch a few of these issues within the subsequent three months,” he had mentioned.