Homeshop18 appoints Manish Kalra as CEO

Previously, Kalra was working with Craftsvilla as chief marketing and business officer.

In a recent development, the board of directors of TV18 Home Shopping Network have announced the appointment of Manish Kalra as chief executive officer of Homeshop18. Kalra brings with him extensive experience in e-commerce and will report to the board of TV18 Home Shopping Network

Prior to joining Homeshop18, Kalra was the chief marketing and business officer at Craftsvilla where he was the overall business P&L owner. He is a young achiever and comes with over 16 years of experience in leading businesses across e-commerce, IT, FMCG & BFSI Industry. Over the years, he has gathered deep understanding of customer behaviour and can convert a business vision into a customer relevant story, combined with exceptional execution skills. Prior to Craftsvilla, Kalra has worked for companies such as Amazon India, MakeMyTrip and Dell.

Speaking on his appointment, Kalra, says in a press release, “I am excited to join Homeshop18 and look forward to working with and learning from the talented team there. Retail industry in India is going through a transformation phase. Team at Homeshop18 has a unique opportunity to deliver innovative products and solutions to our customers that will bring greater value to them, our suppliers, employees, investors and other stakeholders in the process. I am grateful to the HS18 board for giving me this opportunity.”

Kalra is a BE, Mechanical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College and MBA, Marketing and Finance from XLRI Jamshedpur.

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