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Jio Platforms has replaced Kiran Thomas as chief executive officer with Pankaj Pawar ahead of its planned initial public offering, according to the company's draft IPO papers. The draft papers, submitted to capital markets regulator Sebi in June, mentioned that Thomas resigned as CEO on March 23, with Pawar taking charge the following day, March 24. Pawar, 53, also serves as managing director of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. "Pankaj Mohan Pawar, aged 53 years, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and also serves as the managing director of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited. He has been associated with the Reliance Group since 2000, and has close to three decades of experience in building and scaling large consumer and digital services businesses," the draft IPO papers said. Thomas, who previously served as president of Reliance Industries, does not feature among Jio Platforms' key managerial personnel in the draft prospectus, even though he has been visible in each presentation o