Swiggy Instamart names Gautam Swaroop chief business officer amid leadership churn

Swiggy Instamart appointed Gautam Swaroop as CBO to lead commercial operations, following the exits of former CBO Hari Kumar and COO Ankit Jain. The reshuffle comes as the quick-commerce arm scales to 1,143 dark stores across 131 cities and 13.3 million monthly transacting users.

— Filed Wed, 1 Jul, 2026, 10:53 IST · Source Business Standard · Companies · Updated

Swiggy Instamart appointed Gautam Swaroop as chief business officer to oversee commercial operations, following exits of former CBO Hari Kumar and COO Ankit Jain, alongside other senior hires strengthening its leadership team.

Why this matters

The leadership reshuffle comes as Swiggy Instamart tests physical retail and pushes toward omnichannel, while a key architect departs to launch a new venture backed by Matrix Partners India.

Leadership signals holding steady with 509 tracked in the past 90 days.