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Meesho onboards Debdoot Mukherjee as chief data scientist
Mumbai: Internet commerce platform Meesho has onboarded Debdoot Mukherjee as chief data scientist to oversee the company’s efforts to make its e-commerce marketplace smarter and more efficient with the use of AI.
In this role, Mukherjee will lead the current 30-member-strong AI team at Meesho and strengthen it by three times by the end of the year, the company said on Wednesday.
Mukherjee joins Meesho with over 14 years of experience in developing large scale recommender systems as the lead at companies like ShareChat, Hike and Myntra. Under his expertise, the team at ShareChat and Moj created a state-of-the-art feed ranking system and developed AI models that significantly improved user retention and engagement. He is a double gold medalist from IIT Delhi.
“I am delighted to welcome Debdoot as the head of Meesho’s highly energetic AI team. His leadership and deep understanding of the field will help us meet the growing demands of our users, drive innovation and accelerate our sellers’ success,” said Meesho founder and CTO Sanjeev Barnwal.
“I join Meesho feeling deeply connected with their mission of democratising internet commerce for everyone in India. AI can play a central role in creating an efficient and healthy marketplace, which is trusted and loved by the customers and also ensures fairness and growth to all the sellers,” commented Debdoot Mukherjee. “I believe my past experiences will further help in building a world class AI team and machinery to deliver on Meesho’s bold ambition of building a single shopping destination for the next billion users in India.”
With this latest addition, Meesho has further strengthened its leadership team. The company recently announced senior appointments across key verticals including monetisation CXO Harsh Chaudhary; fulfillment & experience head Sourabh Pandey, and seller growth head LN Swaminathan.
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Indigo appoints Aloke Singh as Chief Strategy Officer
Air India Express MD joins to steer global growth and operational efficiency.
MUMBAI: Indigo just recruited its next big strategist from the rival camp because when you’re chasing the skies, sometimes the best way to fly higher is to borrow the pilot who already knows the route. InterGlobe Aviation, parent company of IndiGo, announced on 23 March 2026 that its board has approved the appointment of Aloke Singh as Chief Strategy Officer. Singh, who most recently served as managing director and CEO of Air India Express, will lead enterprise-wide strategic planning, operational efficiency initiatives and the airline’s aggressive push into international routes.
Reporting initially to managing director Rahul Bhatia and later to Indigo’s incoming CEO Singh brings over three decades of experience across strategy, operations and commercial functions in aviation. At Air India Express he drove network expansion and performance turnaround, earlier roles at Air India and Oman Air sharpened his focus on long-term planning.
“Aloke brings an exceptional blend of strategic vision and operational depth,” Bhatia said. “His experience will be critical as Indigo seeks to build a more agile, resilient and future-ready organisation.”
The appointment arrives at a pivotal moment. Indigo, India’s dominant domestic carrier, has faced intense scrutiny after operational disruptions in December 2025 thousands of cancelled and delayed flights due to crew scheduling misalignments with new pilot fatigue norms triggering fines, passenger chaos and regulatory heat. Former CEO Pieter Elbers resigned in March 2026 citing personal reasons, though his exit followed sustained pressure from those setbacks and rising costs.
Singh described joining Indigo as “a pivotal moment” for both the airline and Indian aviation, as the carrier accelerates beyond its domestic stronghold into a more competitive global arena.
In an industry where turbulence is measured in both altitude and headlines, Indigo isn’t just hiring a strategist, it’s recruiting a steady hand to navigate from domestic dominance to international takeoff, one calculated flight plan at a time.
