Flipkart bolsters top deck with two senior hires ahead of IPO
Jason Chappel has joined the company as Vice President, Group Controller; while Amer Hussain has been appointed Vice President, Supply Chain – Grocery & Minutes.
Flipkart Group on Tuesday announced two senior leadership appointments as it looks to strengthen governance, operational rigor, and long-term scalability across its core businesses, in line with global best practices.
Jason Chappel has joined the company as Vice President, Group Controller, while Amer Hussain has been appointed Vice President, Supply Chain – Grocery & Minutes.
In his role, Amer Hussain will lead supply chain strategy for Flipkart’s Grocery and Minutes businesses, focusing on scaling infrastructure and operations in line with growth, improving service levels, driving cost efficiencies, and strengthening cross-functional collaboration. He brings over 25 years of global experience across organisations such as The Coca-Cola Company, Jubilant FoodWorks, and Reliance Consumer Pvt Ltd, with expertise spanning large-scale, multi-site operations, agile supply chain network design, cost transformation, digital initiatives, and sustainability.
Jason Chappel, Vice President, Group Controller, will oversee accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls across Flipkart’s operations, aligned with global controllership standards. He joins from Walmart, where he most recently served as Group Director at Walmart Enterprise Business Services, managing back-office finance operations across markets outside the Americas. His career spans over two decades across controllership, audit, M&A, systems implementation, and shared services.
At Walmart, Chappel previously held senior leadership roles including Vice President and Controller for Walmart China and Japan—where he led financial integration for omnichannel retail and supported the sale of Seiyu in Japan—as well as Vice President and Controller for Walmart Canada. He will be based in Bengaluru and will work closely with Flipkart’s existing finance leadership.
Commenting on his appointment, Amer Hussain, Vice President, Supply Chain – Grocery & Minutes, Flipkart, said, “Flipkart’s Grocery and Minutes businesses are at a pivotal stage of growth, and I am thrilled to be part of this journey. A resilient, agile, and customer-first supply chain is central to delivering value sustainably at scale, and I look forward to partnering with cross-functional teams to further bolster future-ready operations that support speed, reliability, selection and sustainable growth.”
Jason Chappel, Vice President, Group Controller, Flipkart Group, said, “I am excited to join Flipkart at a time when the business is scaling rapidly across categories and capabilities. Flipkart has built a strong foundation of governance and financial discipline, and I look forward to working closely with teams across Flipkart and Myntra to further strengthen our controllership framework and financial governance.”
“As Flipkart scales across businesses and capabilities, building leadership depth across critical functions remains a key priority for us. Jason and Amer bring strong global experience in financial governance and operations, and their appointments reflect our long-term focus on strengthening institutional capabilities to support sustainable growth,” said Seema Nair, Chief Human Resources Officer, Flipkart, welcoming the appointments.