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Zomato co-founder Akriti Chopra resigns

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Zomato co-founder and Chief People Officer Akriti Chopra has put in her papers, effective immediately. This marks the end of her 13-year stint at the 16-year-old firm. The company made the announcement on September 27 through a formal notification to the stock exchange. “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,” said the excerpt of her email in the filing. Akriti Chopra joined Zomato in 2011 as a Senior Manager of Finance and Operations and later took on key leadership roles, including Chief Financial Officer and Head of People Development. In 2021, she was elevated to the position of co-founder. Zomato now has six co-founders, five of whom were elevated to the role. Akriti Chopra now joins the list of co-founders who have exited Zomato, including Gaurav Gupta, Mohit Gupta, Pankaj Chaddah, and Gunjan Patidar, all of whom left the Info Edge-backed company. Interestingly, Ganjoo, who had previously stepped down, re-joined Zomato in April this year. This is a developing story…