Paytm hires Myntra's Abhishek Rajan as VP

New Delhi: Mobile goods and services venture Paytm has named Myntra senior executive Abhishek Rajan as the head of its recently-launched travel segment, a move that comes at a time when India's startup majors are not only competing for a larger slice of the consumer's wallets, but also for top talent.

Rajan, an IIM- Ahmedabad alum, and who, till recently, led Flipkart-owned Myntra's mobile business, will join Paytm as vice president this week itself, and be based out of Bengaluru, the Alibaba Group-backed, Noida-based company's founder and chief executive, Vijay Shekhar Sharma said. 

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