Gunjan Soni who served as an independent director on board Zomato Limited has tendered her resignation from the Company, with effect from close of business hours on October 11, 2024 —  due to increased work commitments. Consequently,  Soni will also cease to be a member of the risk management committee and corporate social responsibility committee of the Company, according to a BSE filing and as reported by Inc42.

Soni is the CEO of Southeast Asia-focussed ecommerce platform Zalora Group GmbH and was previously the Chief Marketing Officer at Myntra Designs Pvt Ltd. She completed her undergraduate at the University of Barkatullah. She has been an alumna of XLRI Jamshedpur, she previously worked with the likes of Star India and McKinsey & Company. 

The development comes at a time when the company appears to be in the middle of a major reshuffle. Just weeks after Zomato’s cofounder and chief people officer (CPO), Akriti Chopra, quit the company to “pursue other interests”. Earlier this month, Zomato roped in BookMyShow’s former live events and IP head Kunal Khambhati to bolster its ‘going out’ vertical.

CEO Deepinder Goyal added, “It was great to partner with Gunjan and a big thanks to her for helping us navigate through the ups and downs of the past few years. On behalf of Zomato, I want to thank Gunjan for her valuable insights and guidance that have been instrumental in our growth…”.