Speed bump: Uber rival Ola's star hire quits

Both Ola and Flipkart have had little luck with their foreign hires, reports Tech in Asia

2016 hasn’t been kind to Ola, Uber’s rival in India. The latest speed bump is the exit of its star VP, Sundeep Sahni, former MD and co-founder of Lazada, Southeast Asia’s leading e-commerce site.

Sundeep sent an internal email to colleagues announcing his decision to move on, according to Techcircle. This comes barely a year and a half since his much-touted arrival at Ola, where he took charge of new initiatives.

Both Ola and India’s other top unicorn, Flipkart, have had little luck with their foreign hires. Former Google VP Punit Soni was among several high-level exits from the Indian