Food-tech start-up Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd has named former MakeMyTrip chief operating officer (COO) Mohit Gupta as the chief executive officer (CEO) of online food delivery business.
Gupta has more than 20 years of experience, of which the last decade involved running the travel e-commerce business in India.
As CEO of the food delivery business at Zomato, Gupta will be responsible for leading the growth and P&L of food delivery business.
Mohit Kumar, who was previously heading the online food ordering business, will focus on building the logistics stack within the food delivery business.
As the COO of MakeMyTrip Online, Gupta was responsible for the P&L of online business, the overall business strategy of MakeMyTrip brand, product and technology roadmap and ensuring profitable growth.
Recently, Zomato also hired Rohithari Rajan, ex-Egon Zhender executive as business head of advertising business and Sameer Maheshwary as the chief financial officer from GE India.