B2B health-tech startup Medikabazaar ropes in new CHRO and COO

Creaegis backed soonicorn Medikabazaar, has announced two top level appointments - Sandeep Gandhi as chief human resource officer and Manish Gahlaut as the company's chief operations officer.

The move will aim to strengthen its leadership in the healthcare supply chain, grow in the emerging market segment, aid in institutional linkage, and create new strategic partnerships globally, said a statement.

Gandhi, has over two decades of experience in companies including PepsiCo, Aircel Maxis, Vodafone, and Telenor, and will support the company's people-first culture and human resources strategy. Gahlaut will spearhead supply chain management and has experience in the healthcare sector in multinationals such as Novartis, Abbott, and Bausch & Lomb.


"To accelerate the business momentum and reach ambitious growth targets, we have been building up the workforce strength, market presence, and technological capabilities. We are working to assemble a potent multinational leadership team to help us achieve our global ambitions," Medikabazaar CEO Vivek Tiwari said.

Medikabazaar is the largest B2B health technology marketplace for medical supplies in India and was founded in 2015 by Tiwari and Ketan Malkan. The company has been on an unprecedented fast development path in the last few years, having reported over 11 times growth in the last three years, it said.