Swiggy Instamart gets new CEO as Nandita Sinha replaces Amitesh Jha

Swiggy Instamart has a new chief executive: Nandita Sinha, who previously led Myntra, will take charge of the quick-commerce business from August 3, 2026.

She succeeds Amitesh Jha, who has resigned from Swiggy to pursue opportunities outside the company.

The leadership change arrives as Instamart continues to face intense competition from Blinkit and Zepto in India’s expanding quick-commerce market.

At Myntra, Sinha was credited with scaling the fashion e-commerce platform through a sustained growth phase before stepping down earlier this year.

Swiggy said the appointment reflects its focus on bringing experienced leadership to Instamart as it enters its next growth phase.

No further leadership changes have been announced by the company alongside Sinha’s appointment.

Jha had led Instamart through a period of rapid expansion before his resignation, as the vertical scaled to compete with better-funded rivals in the sector.

Swiggy’s overall business spans food delivery, quick commerce through Instamart, and other services, with the company listed on Indian stock exchanges after its 2024 initial public offering.

Quick commerce has emerged as one of the fastest-growing segments of India’s retail sector in recent years, with platforms competing on delivery speed, product assortment and dark-store coverage across major cities.

Sinha’s exit from Myntra came in April 2026, when the Flipkart Group named Sharon Pais as the fashion platform’s new chief executive.

Instamart competes directly with Blinkit, owned by Eternal (formerly Zomato), and Zepto in India’s fast-growing quick-commerce sector, where companies have been racing to expand dark-store networks and cut delivery times.

Sinha’s more than two-decade career has spanned consumer goods and e-commerce, with earlier roles at Hindustan Unilever, Britannia Industries and Flipkart before she moved into leadership positions at Myntra.

During her tenure at Myntra, Sinha oversaw the platform through a period of sustained growth and market share gains, including after it reported EBITDA profitability in 2024.

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