Flipkart Promotes Souhardya Banerjee to Director

Souhardya Banerjee has been appointed Director at Flipkart, taking on a new leadership role at the e-commerce company.

Banerjee announced the move in a LinkedIn post, stating, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Director at Flipkart!”

Over Four Years at Flipkart

Banerjee has been with Flipkart for more than four years, having joined the company in May 2022. Before taking up his new role, he served as Business Head – IoT Devices, where he led the category covering smartwatches, smart bands, rings, smart glasses, trackers and other wearable devices.

Earlier, Banerjee held multiple roles within Flipkart Ads. He served as Associate Director – Flipkart Ads and Senior Manager II – Flipkart Ads, where he was responsible for advertising monetisation across electronics and mobile brands.

His experience at Flipkart has spanned category leadership and advertising, giving him exposure to both the company’s consumer-facing business and its advertising ecosystem.

Earlier Experience at Whirlpool and IBM

Before joining Flipkart, Banerjee spent six years at Whirlpool Corporation, where he held roles including Branch Manager and Area Sales Manager.

Earlier in his career, he worked as a Summer Intern at Abbott and as an Application Developer at IBM India.

With experience spanning e-commerce, advertising, consumer durables and technology, Banerjee now takes on the Director role at Flipkart.