Ex Housing.com CEO Jason Kothari has been appointed the head of the Snapdeal strategy and investment operations.
This is following the merger of the realty portal with PropTiger.
Snapdeal's Chief Strategy and Investment Officer Kothari will work alongside Kunal Bhal and Rohit Bansal in a leading role.
Kothari will join Snapdeal on Jan 16, 2017. Both Housing.com and Snapdeal are backed by SoftBank.
Kothari's responsibilities will include:- Leading strategy.
- Corporate development, including all investments and strategic partnerships.
- Raising new capital for the company and portfolio management.
- Overseeing companies that Snapdeal wholly owns or has invested in.
Housing.com announced merger with News Corp-backed real estate brokerage firm PropTiger.
The joint entity raised USD 55 million from Real Estate Australia (REA) Group and Softbank.
Before Housing.com, Kothari was CEO and Vice Chairman of character-based entertainment company Valiant Entertainment.
Know More about Snapdeal- Type of business: Private
- Type of site: E-commerce
- Founded: 2010
- Headquarters: New Delhi, India
- Founders: Kunal Bahl, Rohit Bansal
- Industry: Internet
- Subsidiaries: FreeCharge
- Website: www.snapdeal.com
