Arun Sirdeshmukh, the former head of Amazon Fashion for India, joined Ola in April last year and was named CEO of its vehicle commerce platform Ola Cars in October.
SoftBank-backed Ola’s vehicle commerce CEO Arun Sirdeshmukh and its chief of group strategy Amit Anchal are leaving the company, according to people familiar with the situation, marking critical exits at a time when the company is dealing with a delay in its listing plans and quality issues with Ola Electric’s scooters.
“Sirdeshmukh was also in charge of Ola Electric‘s go-to-market strategy, but he has decided to leave.” “Amit was supposed to lead Ola’s IPO and also played a key role in fundraising, but with listing plans uncertain for the time being, he has decided to move on,” one of the above-mentioned people said.
“He was persuaded to stay on for the IPO, but that has now been postponed,” the source said.