Snapdeal appoints Vishal Chadha as VP – Market Development

Snapdeal.com has appointed Vishal Chadha as the Vice President - Market Development. In his new role, Vishal will spearhead Snapdeal’s mission to reach out to and list a million businesses on the website. He will be responsible for furthering the company’s business development and seller marketing efforts and will add even more firepower to the company’s ambitions of getting every Indian business to sell on the site.

Speaking about his appointment, Vishal Chadha said, “E-Commerce is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country today and Snapdeal has been extremely successful in revolutionizing online shopping in India. I feel fortunate to be a part of the young, energetic and dynamic team at Snapdeal. This is a great opportunity and I look forward to be a part of this company and contribute to Snapdeal’s vision of creating life changing experiences for buyers and sellers.”

“We are very excited to have Vishal join the Snapdeal family. Vishal comes with a rich experience in leadership roles across industries and I am sure his vast experience will add tremendous value and further fuel our vision of getting a million businesses online,” said Rohit Bansal, Co-founder at Snapdeal.com.

In his career spanning over 18 years, Vishal has held key positions at Nokia UK, where he was the Global Director heading multi brand retail marketing; Nokia India where he headed sales for their multimedia business group and Retail & Customer Marketing; and Britannia, where he was the Sales Head of the Western Region in India. Prior to joining Snapdeal.com, Vishal worked as an advisor with Samsung India mobile & IT business.