Flipkart-owned fashion ecommerce major Myntra has appointed Pramod Adiddam as its chief technology officer (CTO). Adiddam will report to CEO Nandita Sinha and oversee the company’s overall technology strategy, focussing on innovation and building long-term technology capabilities. Adiddam previously served as the vice president and head of engineering at American grocery delivery platform Instacart. Prior to his five year stint at Instacart, he served Google for over 11 years, his last role being the head of engineering. “As Myntra continues to grow in scale and depth of offerings, Pramod’s expertise in building and operating large, global platforms and his ability to combine deep technical understanding with disciplined execution will be key as we continue to strengthen our technology foundations at scale,” Sinha said. This comes after Myntra’s previous chief technology and product officer Raghu Krishnananda stepped down from the role in April last year after a five year stint. This is the second top-level appointment undertaken by Myntra this year, after hiring Ritesh Mishra as senior VP and head of category and revenue last month. The announcement came a day after it was reported that Myntra is undertaking a consolidation exercise as part of moving its Gurugram-based satellite operations to… Read MoreInc42 Media
