NEW DELHI: FMCG brand Mamaearth has appointed Jayant Chauhan as chief technology & product officer. In his new capacity, Chauhan will oversee the overall product strategy and engineering and will lead the product development and infrastructure teams.
Mamaearth has exhibited disruptive growth in the last four years, and to further accelerate the scale-up, they’ve decided to add Jayant to the team who brings with him over 15 years of systems and product development expertise. Most recently, Jayant served as the chief product officer at PolicyBazaar wherein he spearheaded the consumer product and martech groundwork and enabled a more tech-oriented approach.
With a masters in mathematics and computing, Jayant has played a pivotal role in structuring and strengthening the product and technology verticals of organizations like Samsung, Airtel, Reliance Jio and Zomato. He has been brought into the system to lead the technology vertical and augment the product interface and make it more efficient.
Chauhan will be based out of the Gurgaon office. His appointment comes on the heels of other critical and strategic additions to the leadership team of Mamaearth.
Mamaearth founder and CEO Varun Ghazal said, “It is critical to constantly innovate and keep pace with the technological advancement to make the consumer experience enjoyable and seamless. The brand is at a tipping point wherein it is crucial to build a strong foundation to sustain the disruptive growth the brand envisions, and hence we brought in Jayant. We welcome him to our family and are confident that under his leadership, the technological disruption will continue to grow from strength to strength.”
Chauhan stated, ‘I am extremely enthused to lead Mamaearth’s vision of creating tech-enabled products, that is set out to redefine the personal care industry. Mamaearth has established itself as an innovator and has assembled a leadership team that is second to none. I hope to sustain this distinction. I look forward with confidence to working with their creativity to realise unique results for the consumers.’
