Ajay to assume responsibilities from 1st September, 2023
Hyderabad, NFAPost: Ecom Express Limited, a leading end-to-end technology-enabled logistics solutions provider to eCommerce industry backed by marquee private equity investors Partners Group, Warburg Pincus and British International Investment, announced that Ajay Chitkara will join as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Ajay Chitkara currently serves as Director & CEO of Bharti Airtel’s enterprise arm, Airtel Business and will assume responsibilities at Ecom Express from 1st September 2023. He will report to the Board of Directors of the Company.
Besides a senior business leader with over two decades of proven track record, Ajay Chitkara has led and delivered significant portfolio and organization change at Airtel Business transforming it into India’s largest enterprise technology company. He also serves on the boards of Nxtra by Airtel, Hughes Communication and Network i2i. Ajay began his career in sales at Comsat Max Limited before joining Airtel in 2001.
Announcing the appointment, Ecom Express Chairperson V Anantharaman said the company looks forward to welcoming Ajay as new CEO.
“Ajay comes with extensive enterprise experience from Airtel where he has demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic capabilities. The Board wishes him well and looks forward to Ajay scaling Ecom Express further and delivering long-term value for all its stakeholders,” said Ecom Express Chairperson V Anantharaman.
Ecom Express cofounders T A Krishnan, Manju Dhawan and K Satyanarayana added the company is excited to welcome Ajay to Ecom Express and look forward to working with him as he leads the business to the next levels.
“Ajay has tremendous experience and proven track record in scaling enterprise business and we look forward to his participation and contributions as the company scales to serve the growing needs of Indian e-commerce and beyond,” said Ecom Express cofounders.
Ajay Chitkara said he is excited to become a part of the Ecom Express family. It is a great moment to be a part of this business and to be working with its customers, the world-class team, the board and investors, with a common goal of creating India’s most trusted and respected logistics solutions provider for the ecommerce industry.
“I look forward to building further on the strong foundation of Ecom Express established over a decade, to achieve new milestones, and deliver customer delight,” said Ajay Chitkara.
About Ecom Express:
Ecom Express Limited has its presence in all 28 states of the country and operates in over 2,700+ towns across 27,000+ PIN-codes covering 95%+ of India’s population. Ecom Express has over 50,000 employees across 3,000+ delivery centers and over 7 million sq.ft. of express processing & hub infrastructure and fulfillment center space.
