Flipkart ropes in JP Morgan's Saroj Panigrahi as Senior VP ahead of IPO

Bijoya Roy will transition into the role of vice president, head of legal for Flipkart Operations and report to Panigrahi

Flipkart has appointed Saroj Panigrahi, who was head of JP Morgan’s legal department in India, as its senior vice-president and general counsel as the Walmart, Inc-owned e-commerce giant readies for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) this year or 2022.

“I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Saroj Panigrahi as senior vice president and general counsel for Flipkart Commerce,” said Flipkart Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, in an internal email sent to employees in December 2020. “In this role, Saroj will be responsible for all legal matters in Flipkart with particular focus on the board management, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance