Flipkart Appoints Yogita Shanbhag as Vice President of HR

By: WE Staff | Wednesday, 11 February 2026

• Flipkart appointed Yogita Shanbhag as Vice President of Human Resources
• The announcement was made as Flipkart is gearing up for a public listing
• The hires indicate an emphasis on bolstering people and finances before an IPO

Flipkart has appointed Yogita Shanbhag as the vice president of human resources, who has joined its senior leadership team as the company readies a public listing.

The move was announced on Monday, as well as the appointment of Vipin Kapooria as vice president of business finance, indicating that Flipkart emphasizes talent management and financial management in anticipation of an IPO, as reported by Business Standard.

Yogita will head the human resource function for Flipkart’s OneTech business unit, a vertical organisation that is critical to supporting the company’s technology and innovation ambitions.

The function will be encapsulated in workforce planning, organisational structuring, and leadership development within the technology function.

She has over 20 years of experience within the field of human resources. She has held senior roles for companies including Juniper Networks and Wipro.

It was reported that Flipkart said Yogita has experience in talent strategies, organisational design, and AI-based employee engagement, noting that these skills were essential as they continued to progress their technology-led platform.

This appointment is part of a larger overhauling of the leadership team at Flipkart. New additions to the team include Jason Chappel, appointed as Vice President and Group Controller, and Amer Hussain, appointed Vice President of Supply Chain for Grocery and Flipkart Minutes.

Seema Nair, who is the chief human resource officer at Flipkart, declared that the company is adding depth to its leadership team to ensure itself of long-term growth. She noted that the newly appointed individuals were likely going to help the company build organisational capability.

Flipkart, which is largely owned by Walmart, is planning to go public with an IPO over the next 12-18 months.

Improvement in terms of leadership both in terms of people and operations is considered to be an important criterion as the company seeks to address regulatory issues, enhance the technology infrastructure, and grow in the Indian e-commerce space.