CarDekho, India’s leading online automobile marketplace, has appointed Pawan Chawla as its head of information technology.
Chawla has been previously associated with several leading organisations such as Yatra.com, Bertelsmann Marketing and American Home Mortgage Servicing, managing their IT infrastructure.
"Pawan brings over a decade of experience in the field of IT-related services across several industries. We are confident that his extensive, in-depth experience will play a vital role as CarDekho continues to script its ongoing success story," said Amit Jain, CEO and co-founder of CarDekho.
Chawla was named "Cyber Security Strategist of The Year 2014-15" and "Best Cyber Security Implementer of the Year 2014-15" by the CSO Forum, and won the "Business Impact Award 2014-15" for successfully implementing enterprise-wide security and data protection policy.
"CarDekho, in a very short span of time, has established itself as an industry leader and innovation pioneer. Joining on board such a rapidly growing, next-generation organisation will allow me to grow both personally and professionally. I aim to leverage my knowledge and expertise to support CarDekho’s continued growth by delivering a robust, seamless and state-of-the-art IT infrastructure," Chawla said.
His appointment comes close on the heels of the recent appointment of ex-Zomato CFO Umesh Hora signalling the company’s efforts to build a strong leadership team.
By bringing industry experts onboard, CarDekho said it is looking to synergise the deep knowledge of their respective verticals into an integrated effort to drive its business goals ahead.
