<p class="intro" style="text-align: justify;">Snapdeal Group General Counsel <strong>Ashish Chandra</strong> has quit ahead of the Snapdeal-Flipkart merger finalisation. With Chandra’s exit, Group CFO <strong>Anup Vikal</strong> has been given the additional role of General Counsel.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Confirming his decision to leave Snapdeal to Bar & Bench, Chandra said,</p>.<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><em>“It was one of my best experiences, as a Group General Counsel. I saw this company grow from $500 million valuation to $6.5 billion valuation and change 360 degrees.”</em></p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Chandra is grateful to co-founders <strong>Kunal Bahl</strong> and <strong>Rohit Bansal,</strong> and <strong>Anup Vikal</strong> for trusting him and expanding his role as General Counsel to include heading the tax division and also allowing him to lead a particular business vertical.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><em>“The company is getting consolidated and it would be another 4-5 months before the merged entity decides on the various roles. Therefore, I have decided to move on. It is the right decision for me.”</em></p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">As far as future plans are concerned, Chandra said,</p>.<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><em>“I would like to continue to work as a General Counsel or as a senior lawyer for a tech company or consumer internet company, since that is my core strength.”</em></p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Chandra joined Snapdeal in September 2014, where he created and mentored a team of 22 attorneys.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">At Snapdeal, he led the legal and tax structure, and was involved in the negotiation and conclusion of multiple financing and acquisition deals aggregating more than $1.5 billion across multiple jurisdictions. He has completed 12 acquisitions involving various structures.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Recently, Chandra had made an angel investment in a start up.</p>
<p class="intro" style="text-align: justify;">Snapdeal Group General Counsel <strong>Ashish Chandra</strong> has quit ahead of the Snapdeal-Flipkart merger finalisation. With Chandra’s exit, Group CFO <strong>Anup Vikal</strong> has been given the additional role of General Counsel.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Confirming his decision to leave Snapdeal to Bar & Bench, Chandra said,</p>.<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><em>“It was one of my best experiences, as a Group General Counsel. I saw this company grow from $500 million valuation to $6.5 billion valuation and change 360 degrees.”</em></p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Chandra is grateful to co-founders <strong>Kunal Bahl</strong> and <strong>Rohit Bansal,</strong> and <strong>Anup Vikal</strong> for trusting him and expanding his role as General Counsel to include heading the tax division and also allowing him to lead a particular business vertical.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><em>“The company is getting consolidated and it would be another 4-5 months before the merged entity decides on the various roles. Therefore, I have decided to move on. It is the right decision for me.”</em></p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">As far as future plans are concerned, Chandra said,</p>.<p style="text-align: justify; padding-left: 30px;"><em>“I would like to continue to work as a General Counsel or as a senior lawyer for a tech company or consumer internet company, since that is my core strength.”</em></p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Chandra joined Snapdeal in September 2014, where he created and mentored a team of 22 attorneys.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">At Snapdeal, he led the legal and tax structure, and was involved in the negotiation and conclusion of multiple financing and acquisition deals aggregating more than $1.5 billion across multiple jurisdictions. He has completed 12 acquisitions involving various structures.</p>.<p style="text-align: justify;">Recently, Chandra had made an angel investment in a start up.</p>