Harsh Chaudhary

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India14 yrs 11 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led Disney+ Hotstar from 1M to 50M subscribers.
Achieved profitability at Meesho in monetisation.
Expert in driving customer growth in e-commerce.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in consumer technology and e-commerce with expertise in growth and monetisation strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Customer GrowthE-commerceMonetisationAdvertisingBusiness StrategyP&l ManagementCategory ManagementPartnershipsOtt Subscription GrowthStrategic Partnerships

Other Skills

AnalyticsB2C e-commerceBusinessBusiness AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness TransformationCommerceCommunicationCompetitive AnalysisConsumer InternetConsumer ProductsCorporate FinanceCross-functional Team Leadership

About

I am a seasoned consumer-tech leader with 14 years of experience across e-commerce and OTT sectors. I have a passion for driving growth, monetisation, and building new things. I have a strong track record of delivering results across diverse business lines, such as customer growth, advertising, entertainment, and fashion. As the VP of Growth at Flipkart, I am responsible for driving platform traffic & growing the transacting customer base. Previously, I was the CXO Monetisation at Meesho, where I led the advertising and financial services verticals, and helped the company achieve profitability. Before that, I was the SVP and CxO of Business and Strategy at Disney+ Hotstar, where I had P&L accountability for Hotstar India across all business lines. I led the teams across category, growth partnerships, strategy, and analytics, and successfully executed the scale up of Disney+ Hotstar business in India from 1 Mn to 50Mn subscribers. I built my foundation at McKinsey & Co., where I spent ~6 years advising clients in India & Europe across various strategy & operations topics.

Experience

14 yrs 11 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

2 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Flipkart

Vice President - Growth

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Head Customer Growth for Flipkart platform - Customer acquisition & retention, via both on-platform (storefront merchandising, recommendations, incentives) & off-platform channels (CRM, Performance marketing); Running Events & Occasions.

Customer RetentionCustomer GrowthE-commerce

Meesho

CXO Monetisation

Mar 2022 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

General Manager for Advertising and Financial Services verticals. Led cross functional teams across business, product, engineering, data science and analytics for the Monetisation org.

Financial ServicesOperationsBusinessCross-functional Team LeadershipConsumer ProductsStrategy Implementation+7

Disney+ hotstar

3 roles

SVP & CxO, Business & Strategy

Nov 2021 – Mar 2022 · 4 mos

Head of Business & Strategy. P&L accountability for Hotstar India across all business lines (Pay & free). Lead teams across Category, Growth Partnerships, Strategy & Analytics.

Media RightsOperationsDigital MediaBusinessCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Retention+6

VP & Head - Category, Partnerships, Strategy & Analytics for Hotstar India

Jan 2021 – Nov 2021 · 10 mos

Lead business teams with P&L accountability for Hotstar India across all business lines (Pay & free). Run the Category (Sports, Hindi, Regional), Partnerships (including the telco, OEMs & devices), Strategy & Analytics teams.

Media RightsOperationsDigital MediaBusinessCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer Retention+7

Head - Partnerships, Strategy & Analytics for Hotstar Pay (SVOD)

Feb 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

Building OTT Subscription industry in India

Media RightsOperationsBusinessCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer RetentionConsumer Products+6

Myntra

Director, Category Management & Strategy

Aug 2016 – Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Led three roles
Head, Category Demand Management team - Responsible for driving demand for Brands business (75% of Myntra revenue across 20 BUs & 2000+ brands) by improving customer funnel through in-app marketing (visibility), Off-app marketing & daily pricing management
Business head, Brand Accelerator program - Conceptualized, launched & scaled a growth program for emerging brands with revenue of 500 cr+
Head, Strategic Partnerships - Worked closely with the CEO & Management team to lead the charter across Brand, Tech & Growth partnerships. Led 'Witworks' acquisition (wearables player) and 'Wildcraft' investment (outdoor gear brand)

OperationsBusinessConsumer ProductsCommunicationRetailDecision-Making+5