Kashyap Vadapalli bids adieu to eBay; joins Pepperfry.com as CMO!

Pepperfry.com,India’s fastest growing lifestyle ecommerce market place has appointed Kashyap Vadapalli as its Chief Marketing Officer. Kashyap brings to Pepperfry.com, diverse and rich experience in Marketing, Sales and Business Strategy.

Prior to joining Pepperfry, Kashyap was the Chief Marketing Officer of eBay India and has had prior stints at Google and Tata Interactive Systems in marketing and business development.

An Electronics Engineer from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi and an MBA from IIM, Calcutta, Kashyap began his career in consumer goods sales and marketing with Cadbury.

At Pepperfry, Kashyap will be responsible for leading the marketing and new business teams; overseeing allaspects of marketing including brand, digital marketing, social media, insights, creative, corporate communications and popular culture. He will additionally lead the development of new category and business segments for Pepperfry.

“I am delighted to have Kashyap on the team, his business acumen and strategic insights will be extremely valuable to us on our journey to become India’s number one Home & Lifestyle eRetailer,” said Ambareesh Murty, Founder & CEO,Pepperfry.com.

“I am excited to join Team Pepperfry. As an industry insider, I’ve had a ring-side view of the evolution of Pepperfry and am impressed by the business that has been built. I think innovation is in the DNA of this high-intensity company and I am proud to be part of the team,” said Kashyap Vadapalli.