Parent company to India's top auto portals such as CarDekho.com, Gaadi.com and Zigwheels.com, GirnarSoft announced its appointment of new Associate Vice President, Mayank Batheja for car owners' business.
Mayank will be responsible for planning and implementing new initiatives for CarDekho.com's Car Owners' vertical.
A commerce graduate from Delhi University, Mayank has held leadership positions in various startups as well as established companies. He co-founded LetsIntern.com, which was acquired by Aspiring Minds, an online skills assessment company.
Speaking on the announcement, Co-founder and CEO GirnarSoft, Amit Jain said, "We are excited to welcome Mayank aboard. We earlier launched services related to auto insurance, roadside assistance, accessory shopping and tyre to provide solutions to ease car ownership. With his appointment, we are adding another valuable and vital resource that will power our drive for greater scale in this division."
"CarDekho.com has established itself as one of the most innovative companies in the Indian startup ecosystem. The car owner's business opportunity is both unique and very exciting. I'm keen to add value to the company and its millions of users," said Mayank.
CarDekho.com has scaled the car owners division organically and through acquisition and tie-ups. Recently, it acquired Help on Wheels to provide high quality roadside assistance service and has tied up with CoverFox to provide insurance to car owners.
Mayank is the new member in the league of entrepreneurs hired by GirnarSoft. Earlier, the company hired Founder of Mind Cafe India, Umesh Hora, Abhishek Shah, Co-Founder of Fetise.com amongst others.