Zomato Co-founder resigns as Chief People Officer after 13 years

Zomato ’s co-founder steps down:  Zomato ’s Co-founder and Chief People Officer, Akriti Chopra, has resigned with immediate effect after a 13-year tenure at the food delivery giant, the company informed the stock exchange on September 27.

"Deepi, As discussed, formally sending in my resignation effective today, September 27, 2024. It's been an incredibly enriching journey over the past 13 years. Thank you for everything. I'm always a call away. Wishing you and Eternal, the very best," Chopra wrote in her resignation which shared by the company in a stock exchange filing. 

Akriti Chopra’s resignation | Image credit: BSE

The filing states that Chopra has resigned “to pursue other interests.” 

She has been with the company for 13 years and played a key role in setting up and scaling Zomato 's legal and finance teams in her previous role as CFO.

Before joining Zomato , she worked with PwC for three years in the tax and regulatory practice.

In January last year, another Zomato co-founder and its then chief technology officer Gunjan Patidar resigned after over a decade stint in the company. Before that in November 2022, another co-founder Mohit Gupta had resigned. Gupta was elevated to co-founder level in 2020 from the position of CEO of its food delivery business.