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iCubesWire appoints Devinder Sharma
MUMBAI: iCubesWire, a leading digital marketing solution and concept provider, recently appointed Devinder Sharma as its chief growth officer. He will be responsible for growth across the company’s offices including Gurgaon and Mumbai.
Sharma earlier worked at Opera Mediaworks as an ad sales director where he was managing the mobile brand sales and revenue in south Asia market. In 2013, he has worked at Vdopia Inc. as the country head, Indonesia, where he was managing the key responsibilities of digital sales. He has also worked with leading companies such as Sify, Buzzintown and Business Standard in the past, where he was responsible for the Ad Sales and Strategy.
In this role, Sharma will lead new business efforts, cross-network collaboration and company marketing while reporting to CEO, Sahil Chopra. He will work closely with iCubesWire’s existing executive team comprising of Sahil Chopra, Aditya Singh, Sanjeeda Khan and Gauri Awasthi to optimize their product development, business plans and create new revenue streams.
iCubesWire CEO Sahil Chopra says “Devinder brings to iCubesWire his vast experience in data & technology, digital marketing and strength in negotiations and relationship building, digital sales and mobile advertising. His reputation in the industry as a savvy and collaborative business leader will be a proven asset to iCubesWire. I am confident that adding Devinder to our team will prove to be strategic in taking iCubesWire onto its next phase of growth and innovation.”
With more than 14 years’ experience in digital marketing across South East Asia in both management and business development positions, Sharma is well placed to drive iCubesWire’s growth in the region.
Sharma said, “I’m looking forward to build relationships with the type of dynamic clients iCubesWire thrives on. My focus will be to channel the work flow, performance and business while gaining high growth momentum in the market.”
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Flipkart completes reverse flip to India ahead of IPO
Walmart-owned e-commerce giant shifts domicile from Singapore to Bengaluru
MUMBAI: Flipkart has completed its restructuring to move its parent company from Singapore back to India, marking a key milestone as the Walmart-owned marketplace prepares for a potential initial public offering on Indian stock exchanges, ET reported, citing people aware of the matter.
The move, often referred to as a “reverse flip”, relocates the company’s legal home to India and aligns its corporate structure more closely with its largest market. It also clears an important regulatory step for Flipkart as it explores listing plans.
As part of the restructuring, several Singapore-based entities have been merged into Flipkart Internet Private Limited, which will now serve as the main holding company for the entire group.
The consolidation brings a number of major businesses directly under the Indian parent company. These include fashion platform Myntra, logistics arm Ekart, travel booking platform Cleartrip, healthcare marketplace Flipkart Health, and fintech venture Super.money.
Under the new structure, global investors including Walmart, Microsoft, SoftBank, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will hold their stakes directly in the Indian entity rather than through an overseas holding company.
The redomiciliation required approval from the Indian government because Chinese technology company Tencent owns around a 5 to 6 per cent stake in Flipkart. Under Press Note 3, investments from countries sharing a land border with India require prior government clearance.
Flipkart had already secured approval from the National Company Law Tribunal in December. With the latest clearance from the central government, the company has now obtained all the regulatory approvals needed to complete the relocation, ET reported earlier.
Flipkart had originally shifted its holding structure to Singapore in 2011 to tap global capital more easily. However, as India’s capital markets have matured, several start-ups have begun returning their domiciles to the country ahead of public listings. Companies such as Razorpay, Groww, and Meesho have taken similar steps.
The company is now expected to move ahead with its IPO preparations and has begun early discussions with merchant bankers. According to people familiar with the matter, Flipkart could file its draft prospectus later this year, setting the stage for what may become one of the most closely watched listings in India’s e-commerce sector.
Flipkart has been majority-owned by Walmart since 2018, when the US retail giant acquired a 77 per cent stake in the company for $16 billion in one of the largest e-commerce deals globally.
