Upstox ropes in Myntra, Oyo executives to bolster leadership team

Harish Narayanan joins as Chief Growth Officer, Jayant Chauhan as Senior Vice President-Finance and Saurabh Agarwal as Vice President-New Initiatives

Upstox, a leading discount broking platform, has roped in executives from Myntra and Oyo to strengthen its leadership team.

It appointed Harish Narayanan as Chief Growth Officer, Jayant Chauhan as Senior Vice President - Finance and Saurabh Agarwal as Vice President (VP)- New Initiatives.

Narayanan was previously the Chief Marketing Officer at online fashion portal Myntra. Chauhan was the VP - Global Strategic Finance at OYO and Agrawal worked at Revolut India.

The appointments come at a time when the demat account opening in the country has hit a record pace. In January, about 3.4 million new accounts were opened by domestic brokerages.

The account opening is set for a further boost thanks to the mega offering of LIC.