Ankit Nagori, former chief business officer at Flipkart, has joined the board of directors of Picsdream, a photography-centric marketplace that offers creators of photographs a portal to showcase, share and monetize their work.
In his role, Nagori will counsel the company in identifying growth opportunities by expanding their marketplace model and successfully monetizing the number of third-party sellers on its platform.
"We are very happy to welcome Ankit to our Board of Directors. His experience and expertise will be invaluable in helping us bring many required innovations to our current marketplace model," said Mahesh Nair, founder and CEO of Picsdream.
"This addition to the Board comes at a time of tremendous growth for us. We've only begun to scratch the surface when it comes to tapping the potential of monetizing photography in India. Ankit’s involvement will be instrumental in guiding the marketplace's product direction to better service these customers," he said.
An Engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology – Guwahati, Ankit joined Flipkart as Manager in 2010. In his role as the Chief Business Officer of Flipkart, Ankit was instrumental in introducing new initiatives and building a marketplace model for the company.
Ankit recently resigned from Flipkart to start his own sports talent development firm. Ankit has been advising and investing in start-ups in his personal capacity since 2014.