Delhivery appoints former Airtel Global CEO Vani Venkatesh as Chief Business Officer

GURGAON : Delhivery on Friday announced that it has appointed former Global CEO of Airtel, Vani Venkatesh as Chief Business Officer, with effect from 28th Feb 2025. Vani Venkatesh brings in over two decades of experience across industry verticals, having served companies like Airtel, McKinsey, Unilever & Abbott Nutrition in leadership roles. 

She previously served Airtel in various management roles including CEO for Global Business, CEO for Delhi NCR Region, Chief Marketing Officer & CEO for their Retail Business. She has also served as a Board member at Nxtra by Airtel and Bharti Telemedia Ltd, and has represented Airtel on Boards of global leadership forums.

“Vani is a seasoned leader with experience across world-class organizations. Her experience of running a complex business in a dynamic market environment will strengthen our management team enormously,” said Sahil Barua, Managing Director and CEO.

Vani Venkatesh added, “I am excited to join Delhivery and be part of an organisation that has redefined the logistics industry in India. I look forward to working with Delhivery’s talented management team and leading the mandate to grow the business.”

In her new role at Delhivery, she will lead Delhivery’s key business units including the core transportation businesses (Express parcel and Part-truckload) and the supply chain services division, in addition to the client servicing and marketing functions.

Delhivery, meanwhile, also released its fiscal third quarter earnings report with profit at Rs 24.99 crore, up 113.41 per cent in comparison to Rs 11.71 crore recorded during the corresponding quarter of FY24. It posted revenue from operations at Rs 2378.30 crore, up 8.38 per cent as against Rs 2194.47 crore recorded during the third quarter of previous fiscal year.