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.

— Source publishedTue, 16 Jun, 2026, 18:51 IST·First seen Tue, 16 Jun, 2026, 18:59 IST·Source CNBC-TV18 · Companies

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.