Swiggy Instamart Appoints Sairam Krishnamurthy As Chief Operating Officer
With over 18 years of experience in leadership roles within the Retail and FMCG industries, he joins Swiggy Instamart as its first Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Swiggy Instamart, India’s quick commerce platform, has announced the latest addition to its leadership team with the appointment of Sairam Krishnamurthy as the Senior Vice President & COO. In this new role, Sairam will oversee Swiggy Instamart’s operating units, which include dark store operations, infrastructure operations, city growth and expansion.
Sairam Krishnamurthy brings over 18 years of experience in leadership roles spanning FMCG, consumer tech and retail. Previously, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of the supermarket business at More Retail, where he also held the position of Chief Merchandising Officer before that. His career includes key roles at Ola Mobility as Head of India Supply and a 14 year tenure at Hindustan Unilever in various roles in sales, marketing, and innovation. Sairam holds an engineering degree from BITS Pilani and a PGDM from IIM Bangalore.
Sairam’s appointment follows a series of senior hires at Swiggy Instamart. In the past few months, the quick commerce platform has strengthened its leadership team with the addition of Himavant Srikrishna Kurnala as Senior Vice President of Product and Business, Aakash Bhotika as Vice President – Technical Advisor, Mayank Rajvaidya as Vice President of Fruits & Vegetables and Manu Sasidharan as Associate Vice President of the FMCG Category for Instamart.
