Housing.com appoints COO Rishabh Gupta as interim CEO

The announcement comes in the wake of Rahul Yadav's exit from the company.

Following the exit of co-founder Rahul Yadav, online realty platform Housing.com has appointed its COO, Rishabh Gupta, as interim chief executive officer. The development was confirmed by highly placed sources from the company.

Gupta, who joined Housing.com in July 2013, has over four years of experience in marketing and category building. He is a graduate from IIT Bombay, with a specialisation in mechanical engineering.

Before joining Housing.com, Gupta was with Flipkart, where he was responsible for strategy, planning and management information system (MIS) for core categories. Additionally, he also led multiple cross-functional projects, worked in tandem with all category heads to forecast and plan revenue and margins, and helped to streamline processes. As the CEO of Housing, his primary responsibility will be to ensure seamless operations within the company.

Currently, Housing's board is represented by Nexus Venture Partners' Suvir Sujan, SoftBank Group's Jonathan Bullock and two representatives from Helion Venture Partners.