bigbasket taps ex-Amazon veteran Amit Nanda as CEO to accelerate quick commerce push
Tata-owned bigbasket has named 11-year Amazon India veteran Amit Nanda as CEO, with co-founder Hari Menon moving to a mentor role. Nanda inherits a 900-dark-store, 60-city quick commerce network serving 25 million customers, and is tasked with sharpening the platform's edge against Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart.
What happened
BigBasket · Tata-owned bigbasket has appointed former Amazon India executive Amit Nanda as CEO, succeeding co-founder Hari Menon, who transitions to a mentor
Key facts
- 60 cities
- 900 dark stores
- 25 million customers
- 30,000 products
- 11-year Amazon tenure
Why this matters
The founder-to-mentor transition and external CEO hire opens a window for partnership, category, or tech-stack conversations with bigbasket's new leadership before strategy hardens around the Blinkit/Zepto/Instamart fight.