Kraftly appoints former head of trade-in at Amazon as Chief Business Officer

Kraftly, an O2O mobile marketplace that targets micro and individual seller communities in India, announced the appointment of Akshay Ghulati as its Chief Business Officer.

“With his expertise in accelerating business growth and managing strategic products, he will help us in scaling the Kraftly business and identifying new areas for expansion,” said Saahil Goel, co founder of Kraftly.

According to Ghulati, the plan is to focus on building Kraftly to be customer experience centric, keeping contribution margins in mind. “I see Kraftly extending revenue streams in future, disrupting the ecommerce space by having a distinct business model,” added Ghulati.

Ghulati was a former head of trade-in at Amazon, UK and previously worked in different roles in Amazon’s retail and marketplace businesses. His academic experience lies in Ivy League schools like Wharton and Harvard Business School.

Launched in August 2015, Kraftly has over 10,000 shops & it adds over 12,000 listings per day.