Mumbai: Akriti Chopra has resigned from her position as co-founder and chief people officer of Zomato, effective 27 September 2024, after a 13-year tenure. She was instrumental in establishing and scaling the company's legal and finance teams during her previous role as CFO. Before joining Zomato, Chopra spent three years at PwC in the tax and regulatory practice.

Chopra’s resignation follows a series of departures from Zomato's leadership; Gunjan Patidar, the former chief technology officer, left in January 2023, and co-founder Mohit Gupta resigned in November 2022 after being promoted to co-founder in 2020 from CEO of the food delivery business. Zomato stated that Chopra is stepping down “to pursue other interests”.

In her exit email, which was uploaded on the stock exchange, Chopra wrote, “Deepi, as discussed, I am formally submitting my resignation effective today, September 27, 2024. It's been an incredibly enriching journey over the past 13 years. Thank you for everything. I'm always a call away. Wishing you and Eternal the very best.”

In a series of departures, Chopra becomes the fifth co-founder to leave the company in about two years, following Patidar, Pankaj Chaddhah, Gaurav Gupta, and Mohit Gupta. Chaddhah exited in 2018, while Gaurav Gupta left in 2021.