August 23, 2024

From IIT to Myntra: Nandita Sinha’s journey to the top

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Nandita Sinha, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Myntra, recently was given the additional responsibility of leading Flipkart Fashion. Let’s take a look at her journey to the top.

After completing her engineering degree from IIT-BHU, she started her career at Hindustan Unilever Limited as a management trainee in 2004. 

She also did a Master’s in Business Administration from the prestigious Faculty of Management Studies in Delhi. 

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She later worked at Britannia Industries as a Product Manager for almost three years till 2012.

In 2012, she co-founded an e-commerce platform called MyBabyCart.com, before joining Flipkart’s Health and Beauty vertical in 2013. 

She then became Flipkart-owned Myntra’s CEO in 2022. Under her leadership, Myntra has seen a 50% increase in brands on the platform in the last 12 months. 

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The monthly active users of the platform also increased to 60 million in 2023 from 45 million in 2021. 

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She was recently featured in the Forbes W-Power List 2024. She was also ranked 48 by Fortune India in its list of Most Powerful Women in Business 2024. 

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