Another top exit at Flipkart, COO Nitin Seth quits ahead of Snapdeal merger

Reports that Krishnamurthy would take over HR functions at Flipkart set stage for his departure

Nitin Seth, recently appointed Chief Operating Officer at India’s largest e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, has put down his papers as investor Tiger Global further tightens the reins around the company.

Seth, who was appointed as Chief People Officer in March last year had quickly risen up the ladder at Flipkart. After Kalyan Krishnamurthy, former Tiger Global executive took over as CEO in January, Seth was offered the position of COO apart from heading Ekart and HR.

The Economic Times newspaper first reported about the developments at Flipkart on Wednesday. Flipkart did not respond to queries.

Last week, it was reported that