Mamaearth Appoints ex-Zomato Chief Jayant Chauhan As Chief Technology and Product Officer

Mamaearth is one of the fastest-growing FMCG brands. The startup has appointed Mr Jayant Chauhan as Chief Technology & Product Officer. In his new capacity, Mr Chauhan will oversee the overall product strategy and engineering. He will also lead the product development and infrastructure teams.

In accepting the position, Mr Jayant Chauhan expressed his enthusiasm to lead Mamaearth’s vision; "of creating tech-enabled products, that is set out to redefine the personal care industry". He also said, "Mamaearth has established itself as an innovator. It has also assembled a leadership team that is second to none. I hope to sustain this distinction. I look forward with confidence in working with their creativity to realize unique results for the consumers."

Mamaearth has exhibited disruptive growth in the last 4 years, To further accelerate the scaleup, they’ve decided to add Jayant to the team who brings with him over 15 years of systems and product development expertise. Most recently, Jayant served as the Chief Product Officer at PolicyBazaar. There, he spearheaded the Consumer Product and MarTech groundwork and enabled a more tech-oriented approach.

He has a Masters in Mathematics and Computing. Jayant has played a pivotal role in structuring and strengthening the product and technology verticals of organizations like Samsung, Airtel, Reliance Jio and Zomato. The startup brings him in to lead the technology vertical and augment the product interface. He also aims to make the product portfolio of Mamaearth more efficient.

Commenting on this crucial onboarding, Mr Varun Ghazal, Co-Founder and CEO, Mamaearth said,

“Mamaearth has emerged as the fastest-growing D2C brand. Being a digital-first brand, it is critical to constantly innovate and keep pace with the technological advancement. Thus, it makes the consumer experience enjoyable and seamless. The brand is at a tipping point wherein it is crucial to building a strong foundation to sustain the disruptive growth the brand envisions, and hence we brought in Jayant. We welcome him to our family and are confident that under his leadership, the technological disruption will continue to grow from strength to strength.

Jayant will be based out of the Gurgaon office. Further, this appointment comes on the heels of other critical and strategic additions to the leadership team of Mamaearth.