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Time of India
23-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Tata Digital CEO Naveen Tahilyani steps down, likely to join Prudential Plc
Tahilyani's role was gradually narrowed as plans emerged to carve out BigBasket and 1mg for separate fundraises and eventual IPOs Naveen Tahilyani , the CEO and MD of Tata Digital has stepped own just after a year of being appointed by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran to lead the company's digital commerce ambitions. Tahilyani's departure marks the exit of another top level executive. As reported by Economic Times, Hardeep Guru, the chief financial officer of Tata Digital is being considered as the frontrunner for the position. Guru is said to be a close aide of Saurabh Agarwal, Group CEO, Tata Sons. While Tahilyani's exit from Tata Digital was abrupt, reports suggest that he is transiting to Prudential Plc , with Tata Digital undergoing strategic changes. Tata Digital CEO Naveen Tahilyani steps down Tahilyani's exit comes as Tata Sons seeks leadership stability to drive execution and growth across its consumer-facing digital businesses. The Economic Times report indicate that Hardeep Guru, the current CFO of Tata Digital is being considered for the role of CEO. The report also mentions that Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran informed the staff in a town hall meeting about the exit of Tahilyani. Chandrasekaran also informed the CEO's of Taga Digital portfolio companies about the change in the leadership. Tahilyani was tasked with reviving Tata Neu , the group's super app launched in April 2022. Despite a 109% increase in gross merchandise value (GMV) and a user base of 140 million, Neu has struggled with cross-platform traction, contributing to less than 10% of BigBasket and 1mg's gross sales. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like เริ่มแล้ว! ตลาด USDJPY อยู่ในช่วงขาขึ้นกว่าเดิม IC Markets สมัคร Undo His tenure saw backend integration paused to preserve individual brand identities, while Tata Digital explored new revenue streams, including quick commerce under the Flash brand. Tahilyani's departure coincides with Tata Group's plans to raise $1.3 billion for BigBasket and 1mg, signaling a shift toward independent fundraising and IPOs for these businesses. Meanwhile, Tata Digital has renewed its IPL title sponsorship for five years, aiming to strengthen Neu's brand presence and support new initiatives like Flash.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Top-deck churn at Tata Digital; Rapido's cash burn rises
Top-deck churn at Tata Digital; Rapido's cash burn rises Want this newsletter delivered to your inbox? Also in the letter: ETtech Exclusive: Naveen Tahilyani steps down as Tata Digital CEO after just a year at the helm New gig: Uphill task: Also Read: Striking out: Laying down strategy: Refocused efforts on core consumer brands like Croma and Tata Cliq. Paused backend integration of BigBasket, 1mg and Tata Cliq to improve the Neu user experience. Approved 1mg's offline expansion. Top deck churn: Rapido hits $1.25 billion in gross order value for FY25, but cash burn accelerates Why it matters: By the numbers: 3–3.5 million daily orders across all segments, including hyperlocal logistics 40% market share across ride-hailing form factors Cash burn narrowed to Rs 17 crore in Q2 FY25, but is now climbing again Four-wheeler service launched in December 2023; currently expanding Between the lines: Flashback: Sponsor ETtech Top 5 & Morning Dispatch! 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This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.■ Ola seeks fresh funds■ Bengaluru rains woes■ InMobi's AI betL-R, N Chandrasekaran, chairman, Tata Sons and Naveen Tahilyani, former CEO, Tata DigitalIn a surprise move, Tata Digital CEO and MD Naveen Tahilyani resigned just a year after being handpicked by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran to lead the group's digital commerce insurance giant, Prudential PLC, announced that Tahilyani will join as regional CEO for India, Africa, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, and will also head the company's health at Tata Digital, finance chief Hardeep Singh Guru is tipped to take the top a Tata veteran and former CEO of Tata AIA Life Insurance, was brought in to enforce execution rigour, financial discipline, and strategic focus across Tata Digital's fragmented portfolio, which includes BigBasket, 1mg, Tata Cliq, and the Neu app. He was also tasked with reviving the struggling role diminished recently as the Tata Group prepared BigBasket and 1mg for independent fundraising and eventual IPOs. 'Tata Digital became less relevant as a consolidated unit, with plans to raise capital together falling through,' a source told joined as senior executives continued to exit. Since Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal's departure in 2022 , Tata Digital has experienced multiple leadership changes, including during Tahilyani's tenure.L-R, Rishikesh SR, Aravind Sanka, Pavan Guntupalli, founders, RapidoUrban mobility startup Rapido has increased its gross order value (GOV) by 2.5 times (2.5x) to $1.25 billion in FY25, up from $500 million the previous year, according to people familiar with the surge is attributed to new service offerings and aggressive city-by-city expansion. However, this growth is also pulling the company further from profitability, with monthly cash burn increasing to Rs 40-45 crore this year.'The burn is likely to increase further as Rapido steps up customer acquisition in ride-hailing and prepares to launch its food delivery vertical,' an investor aware of the developments told is steadily eating into Ola's market share in the car-hailing segment while preparing to enter food delivery . 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Time of India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Naveen Tahilyani is leaving Tata Digital to join Prudential Plc
MUMBAI: Naveen Tahilyani, appointed by chairman N Chandrasekaran to lead Tata Digital over a year and three months ago, is now leaving the company. He will assume the role of regional CEO at Prudential Plc, where he will manage operations in India, Africa, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Tahilyani is set to join Prudential on July 29, focusing on the health business. Prudential, based in the UK, owns a 22% stake in ICICI Prudential Life and a 49% stake in ICICI Prudential Asset Management. In March this year, the company announced a joint venture with the HCL Group to offer health insurance in India. Tahilyani is the second Tata Digital CEO to step down since its founding in 2019. Chandrasekaran brought in Tahilyani from Tata AIA Life Insurance, where he was CEO for over three years. Tata Digital has struggled with losses, posting Rs 1,201 crore in FY24 on Rs 421 crore in revenue. Tahilyani's departure creates new challenges for the company, which was established to help the Tata Group foray into e-commerce. Tata Sons has invested over Rs 18,000 crore to buy firms like BigBasket and 1MG as well as to build Tata Neu, a super-app offering multiple products and services of the Tata Group under one platform.
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
ETtech Exclusive: Naveen Tahilyani steps down as Tata Digital CEO after just a year at the helm
In a fresh top-deck churn, Tata Digital CEO and MD Naveen Tahilyani has stepped down just a year after being handpicked by Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran to steady the group's digital commerce ambitions. His abrupt exit underscores the Tata group 's ongoing struggle to stabilise leadership at its much-hyped superapp venture, Tata Neu . Tahilyani, a Tata veteran who was previously CEO of Tata AIA Life Insurance, was tasked with bringing executional rigour, financial discipline, and consumer focus to a fragmented digital portfolio spanning BigBasket, 1mg, Tata Cliq , Tata Croma , and the Neu app. His mandate: fix the superapp's faltering strategy and stitch together the group's digital assets into a cohesive platform. UK-headquartered life insurer Prudential plc on Thursday announced Tahilyani's appointment as regional CEO for India, Africa, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, with additional responsibility for the health vertical. Over the past few months, however, Tahilyani's role was gradually narrowed as plans emerged to carve out BigBasket and 1mg for separate fundraises and eventual IPOs. This marked the end of the road for Tata Digital as a unified digital platform seeking external capital—undercutting the very premise of the superapp strategy Tahilyani had brought in to scale. Tata Neu, the group's superapp, launched in April 2022 aimed at consolidating its various consumer-facing digital businesses into one integrated platform. 'There was angst that independent business units like 1mg and BigBasket weren't allowed operational freedom,' said a person familiar with internal discussions. 'Tahilyani began shifting Tata Neu's positioning from a central command to a shared digital platform,' said a person in the know. ' It was clear that Tata Digital as an entity had become less relevant with BigBasket and 1mg in talks to raise independent funding. Plans to go to market to shore up capital as consolidated unit never frutified,' another person close to the matter said on the condition of anonymity. ET reported on April 7 that that the Tata group is preparing to raise $1.3 billion for its digital assets BigBasket and 1mg. Strategy changes, limited traction Under Tahilyani, the group recalibrated focus on core Tata-owned brands such as Croma and Tata Cliq. Backend integration plans across BigBasket, 1mg, and Tata Cliq were put on hold to preserve brand identities and avoid a clunky user experience—an issue that plagued Neu's early rollouts. It accounted for less than 10% of gross sales for BigBasket and 1mg, according to insiders, signalling limited consumer adoption and weak cross-platform synergies. 'There's now a clear view that unless Neu delivers a seamless, value-led experience, it cannot subsume the identities of stronger consumer brands,' one source said. Still, Tahilyani had laid down some groundwork. He was working closely with unit heads to align strategies and had approved 1mg's upcoming offline expansion into standalone pharmacies and diagnostic labs, as reported by ET on May 14. Leadership churn continues Tahilyani's tenure came on the back of continued leadership churn at Tata Digital. Since the exits of Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal in 2022 and multiple senior leaders over the past two years, the company has seen successive overhauls of its top team, including one initiated under Tahilyani himself. Chandrasekaran, who chairs Tata Digital's board, had reportedly grown impatient with Neu's sluggish progress and had hoped Tahilyani would accelerate execution and prepare the business for possible external investment or eventual IPOs of BigBasket and 1mg.'This was always going to be a tough turnaround,' a senior executive said. 'The digital foundation is in place, but scale and traction remain elusive.' The Tata group had renewed its Indian Premier League (IPL) title sponsorship for another five years to boost Neu's visibility, signalling continued investment in its digital play.
Economic Times
22-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
ETtech Exclusive: Naveen Tahilyani steps down as Tata Digital CEO after just a year at the helm
In a fresh top-deck churn, Tata Digital CEO and MD Naveen Tahilyani has stepped down just a year after being handpicked by Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran to steady the group's digital commerce ambitions. His abrupt exit underscores the Tata group's ongoing struggle to stabilise leadership at its much-hyped superapp venture, Tata Neu. ADVERTISEMENT Tahilyani, a Tata veteran who was previously CEO of Tata AIA Life Insurance, was tasked with bringing executional rigour, financial discipline, and consumer focus to a fragmented digital portfolio spanning BigBasket, 1mg, Tata Cliq, Tata Croma, and the Neu app. His mandate: fix the superapp's faltering strategy and stitch together the group's digital assets into a cohesive platform. UK-headquartered life insurer Prudential plc on Thursday announced Tahilyani's appointment as regional CEO for India, Africa, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, with additional responsibility for the health vertical. Over the past few months, however, Tahilyani's role was gradually narrowed as plans emerged to carve out BigBasket and 1mg for separate fundraises and eventual IPOs. This marked the end of the road for Tata Digital as a unified digital platform seeking external capital—undercutting the very premise of the superapp strategy Tahilyani had brought in to scale. Tata Neu, the group's superapp, launched in April 2022 aimed at consolidating its various consumer-facing digital businesses into one integrated platform. 'There was angst that independent business units like 1mg and BigBasket weren't allowed operational freedom,' said a person familiar with internal discussions. 'Tahilyani began shifting Tata Neu's positioning from a central command to a shared digital platform,' said a person in the know. ADVERTISEMENT ' It was clear that Tata Digital as an entity had become less relevant with BigBasket and 1mg in talks to raise independent funding. Plans to go to market to shore up capital as consolidated unit never frutified,' another person close to the matter said on the condition of anonymity. ET reported on April 7 that that the Tata group is preparing to raise $1.3 billion for its digital assets BigBasket and 1mg. Strategy changes, limited traction ADVERTISEMENT Under Tahilyani, the group recalibrated focus on core Tata-owned brands such as Croma and Tata Cliq. Backend integration plans across BigBasket, 1mg, and Tata Cliq were put on hold to preserve brand identities and avoid a clunky user experience—an issue that plagued Neu's early accounted for less than 10% of gross sales for BigBasket and 1mg, according to insiders, signalling limited consumer adoption and weak cross-platform synergies. ADVERTISEMENT 'There's now a clear view that unless Neu delivers a seamless, value-led experience, it cannot subsume the identities of stronger consumer brands,' one source said. Still, Tahilyani had laid down some groundwork. He was working closely with unit heads to align strategies and had approved 1mg's upcoming offline expansion into standalone pharmacies and diagnostic labs, as reported by ET on May 14. ADVERTISEMENT Leadership churn continues Tahilyani's tenure came on the back of continued leadership churn at Tata Digital. Since the exits of Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal in 2022 and multiple senior leaders over the past two years, the company has seen successive overhauls of its top team, including one initiated under Tahilyani himself. Chandrasekaran, who chairs Tata Digital's board, had reportedly grown impatient with Neu's sluggish progress and had hoped Tahilyani would accelerate execution and prepare the business for possible external investment or eventual IPOs of BigBasket and 1mg.'This was always going to be a tough turnaround,' a senior executive said. 'The digital foundation is in place, but scale and traction remain elusive.' The Tata group had renewed its Indian Premier League (IPL) title sponsorship for another five years to boost Neu's visibility, signalling continued investment in its digital play.
