Flipkart appoints Jason Chappel, Amer Hussain to strengthen governance and supply chain ahead of IPO

Walmart-owned ecommerce major Flipkart Group has appointed two senior executives as it looks to strengthen governance, operational rigour, and leadership depth across its core businesses, amid preparations for its next phase of growth ahead of a planned IPO.

Jason Chappel has joined the company as vice president and group controller, while Amer Hussain has been appointed vice president of supply chain for grocery and Flipkart Minutes.

In his new role, Hussain will lead the supply chain strategy for Flipkart’s grocery and Minutes businesses. His mandate includes scaling infrastructure and operations in line with growth, improving service levels, driving cost efficiencies, and strengthening cross-functional collaboration.

Hussain brings over 25 years of global experience across organisations such as The Coca-Cola Company, Jubilant FoodWorks, and Reliance Consumer Pvt Ltd, with expertise spanning large, multi-site operations, agile supply chain network design, cost transformation, digital initiatives, and sustainability.

“Flipkart’s grocery and Minutes businesses are at a pivotal stage of growth, and I am thrilled to be part of this journey,” Hussain said. “A resilient, agile, and customer-first supply chain is central to delivering value sustainably at scale, and I look forward to partnering with cross-functional teams to further bolster future-ready operations that support speed, reliability, selection and sustainable growth.”

Chappel, as vice president and group controller, will oversee accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls across all Flipkart operations.

He joins from Walmart, where he most recently served as group director at Walmart Enterprise Business Services, managing back-office finance operations across markets outside the Americas. His career spans more than two decades across controllership, audit, mergers and acquisitions, systems implementation, and shared services.

During his tenure at Walmart, Chappel held senior leadership roles including vice president and controller for Walmart China and Japan, where he led financial integration for omnichannel retail and supported the sale of Seiyu in Japan.

He also served as vice president and controller for Walmart Canada. Based in Bengaluru, he will work closely with Flipkart’s existing finance leadership and teams across Flipkart and Myntra.

“I am excited to join Flipkart at a time when the business is scaling rapidly across categories and capabilities,” Chappel said. “Flipkart has built a strong foundation of governance and financial discipline, and I look forward to further strengthening our controllership framework and financial governance.”

Seema Nair, chief human resources officer at Flipkart, said the appointments reflect the company’s long-term focus on strengthening leadership depth across critical functions. “As Flipkart scales across businesses and capabilities, building leadership depth remains a key priority for us. Jason and Amer bring strong global experience in financial governance and operations, and their appointments support our focus on sustainable growth,” she said.

The appointments follow a series of governance-led leadership moves at the group. Flipkart recently named Jane Duke as chief ethics and compliance officer for the Flipkart Group, tasking her with leading the group’s ethics and compliance function.

In December, the company also appointed former senior Meta executive Dan Neary to its board of directors, adding global technology and leadership experience as it sharpens its governance framework ahead of a potential public listing.