Swiggy is strengthening its senior leadership structure as its Instamart and Food Marketplace businesses continue to grow, with expanded responsibilities for 2 experienced executives.
Himavant Kurnala has been appointed Chief Growth and Product Officer – Instamart, while Saurav Goyal has been named Chief Operating Officer – Food Marketplace.
Commenting on the appointments, Girish Menon, CHRO, Swiggy, said, “Swiggy has always believed that robust leadership comes from investing in our talent, grooming them and giving them a larger canvas to express. Himavant and Saurav exemplify this- each has moved across varied charters and been instrumental in scaling our businesses. Their expanded roles recognise what they have built and more importantly, offer an opportunity to take on larger challenges and shape what’s next for Swiggy.”
Kurnala has led Instamart’s Product function since 2024 and later added Growth and Brand Marketing to his responsibilities. He has driven the platform’s shift towards an AI-native product and operating model by bringing Product, Design, Analytics and Trust & Safety into a single organisation.
His work has included Maxxsaver, multi-pod delivery, the standalone app, AI-powered search and personalisation, merchandising and pricing, brand portal monetisation and supply-chain improvements. These initiatives have supported growth in transacting users, daily orders and ad revenue while reducing customer acquisition costs. In his expanded role, Kurnala will oversee Growth, Marketing, Analytics and Product.
Goyal joined Swiggy in 2020 and has held leadership positions across Food Business Finance, Instamart and Driver and Delivery Product and Operations. He has worked on strategic planning, operating leverage, profitability and Swiggy’s IPO journey.
Under his leadership, Food Marketplace recorded its strongest growth quarter in early 2026. He also led the shared-network launch of Toing, now operational across 50+ cities, and brought Operations, Product, Analytics and Marketing together within the Driver & Delivery organisation.
As COO – Food Marketplace, Goyal will continue leading Driver and Delivery while taking responsibility for Food Customer Experience.
The changes follow recent leadership appointments, including Nandita Sinha as CEO, Instamart, Gautam Swaroop as Chief Business Officer, Instamart, and Swapnil Bajpai as CEO of Dineout and Scenes. Sidharth Bhakoo continues as Chief Business Officer, Swiggy Food Marketplace.
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