CarDekho appoints former Yatra.com official for new initiatives

New Delhi : India’s leading online automobile marketplace, CarDekho announced appointment of Pawan Chawla as Head-Information Technology to handle new initiatives.

A former employee with Yatra.com, Chawla is well-versed with the IT industry.

Having worked for over 15+ years in the field of IT and ITES, Pawan holds in-depth experience of various IT functions such as consultancy, strategy, infrastructure, planning and execution, software application development, maintenance of software projects, management training, defining processes, manpower planning and staffing and management.

He has also been associated with Yatra.com, Bertelsmann Marketing and American Home Mortgage Servicing, heading their IT infrastructure in the past.

Speaking on the appointment Amit Jain, CEO and co-founder, CarDekho commented, “Pawan brings over a decade of experience in the field of IT-related services across several industries. We are confident that his extensive, in-depth experience will play a vital role as CarDekho continues to script its ongoing success story.”

“CarDekho, in a very short span of time, has established itself as an industry leader and innovation pioneer. Joining on board such a rapidly growing, next-generation organization will allow me to grow both personally and professionally.

I aim to leverage my knowledge and expertise to support CarDekho’s continued growth by delivering a robust, seamless and state-of-the-art IT infrastructure,” added Pawan added.

He was named ‘Cyber Security Strategist of The Year 2014-15’ and ‘Best Cyber Security Implementer of the Year 2014-15’ by the CSO Forum, and has also won the ‘Business Impact Award 2014-15’ for successfully Implementing Enterprise Wide Security and Data Protection Policy.

Pawan’s appointment comes close on the heels of the recent appointment of ex-Zomato CFO Umesh Hora signalling the company’s efforts to build a strong leadership team. By bringing industry experts onboard, CarDekho is looking to synergize the deep knowledge of their respective verticals into an integrated effort to drive its business goals ahead. (ANI)