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Medlife’s team delivering through lockdown
MUMBAI: With the imposition of complete lockdown by the government to counter the spread of the novel Coronavirus, Medlife will be ensuring the continuous availability of medicines for patients through its 2000-man delivery team across 4000 cities and 20,000 pin codes.
While there have been significant challenges for the delivery teams and logistics since the announcement of lockdown, including indiscriminate lathi-charge on some delivery boys, the Medlife delivery team is committed to ensuring that no patient goes unattended. There is also significant logistics disruption of medicines from manufacturing units to fulfillment centers due to random stoppages of vehicles.
Said Medlife co-founder and CEO Ananth Narayanan, “The indiscriminate use of force and against delivery personnel specifically exempted by the government and the lifeline during the shutdown is of grave concern. Delivery of critical services has to be free of harassment and violence. We request the state governments and concerned authorities to ensure that strict instructions are given to the police to permit delivery personnel with valid documentation to perform their duties in these times of crisis.”
In order to boost the morale of its employees, especially the delivery force, the management is undertaking frequent meetings at fulfillment centers, with all necessary precautions, including social distancing and also through video conferencing. Employees are hailed as heroes, making a huge difference to the nation in this hour of crisis.
Medlife is working closely with its 8200 suppliers and government authorities to ensure uninterrupted movement of drugs and supplies, for both, first and last-mile delivery across the country. Currently, demand for masks and sanitizers are up by 50X, while chronic patients continue to order in excess, post the announcement of a 21-day lockdown.
Narayanan added, “Our mission right now is to enable a hassle-free passage of supplies, for both, first and last-mile deliveries.”
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Manindra Mohan joins CoinDCX as SVP & head – data & analytics
Former Amazon and Unacademy analytics leader to scale crypto insights
MUMBAI: India’s crypto exchange CoinDCX has appointed Manindra Mohan as SVP and head of data and analytics, bringing on board a seasoned data strategist at a time when the country’s digital asset market is entering a decisive phase.
In his new role, he will steer enterprise-wide data science, analytics and business intelligence initiatives. His mandate spans product, growth, risk and customer experience, with a clear brief to embed data-led decision-making into the company’s core as it scales across India and beyond.
Announcing the move, Mohan said he was “thrilled” to join CoinDCX, calling the Indian crypto market pivotal and ripe with opportunity. He thanked co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, along with Mridul Gupta, for the opportunity to help shape what he described as the future of finance.
He noted that architecting data solutions for a 24 hour global asset class presents a formidable challenge. Yet, he added, the chance to redefine financial access and drive crypto adoption “across every pin code in India” makes the task compelling.
Mohan arrives with nearly two decades of experience across technology, media and digital platforms. Before CoinDCX, he served as head of data science, analytics and BI at Carousell Group. Prior to that, he was SVP and head of analytics at Unacademy, where he built and scaled the analytics and insights function supporting product, sales, marketing and finance teams.
His earlier stints include heading analytics for Amazon prime video in India, where he oversaw data across product, acquisition, engagement and content, as well as serving as senior manager data sciences and advanced analytics at VMware and senior manager marketing and digital analytics at Dell Technologies. He began his career as senior business analyst at Cognizant, working on large scale crm and analytics implementations for global clients.
Colleagues describe Mohan as a builder of teams as much as models. From managing global analytics rollouts to leading large cross functional units, he has consistently combined statistical rigour with commercial instinct.
At CoinDCX, that blend could prove timely. As crypto exchanges navigate regulation, volatility and rising user expectations, data is no longer a back office function. It is the compass. With Mohan at the helm of analytics, CoinDCX is betting that sharper insights will translate into deeper trust and broader adoption in a market that never sleeps.
