Walmart-owned Flipkart appoints former Meta executive Dan Neary to company board

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Flipkart, the Walmart owned e-commerce company, announced on December 3 it has appointed Dan Neary, a technologist with over 30 years of work experience, to its board of directors. He was most recently at Meta and has worked at Skype, eBay, Silver Lake Private Equity and other companies across different parts of the world.

“His global governance experience and leadership across technology, AI, and digital ecosystems will complement Flipkart’s long-term vision of building a sustainable, inclusive, and future-ready commerce platform that continues to serve India at scale,” the company said.

Neary has been appointed at a time when Flipkart is preparing to IPO some time next year.

“Flipkart’s scale, innovation mindset, and technology leadership are unmatched, but what stands out most is the strength and integrity of its leadership team,” Neary said.

On Flipkart’s board, he joins Walmart executives: Kathryn McLay, President and CEO, Walmart International, Suresh Kumar, global CTO, Walmart, and Dan Bartlett, executive VP, corporate affairs at Walmart.

The board also has a mix of other seasoned executives. HDFC’s former CEO Keki Mistry, SoftBank Investment Advisers’s former Managing Partner Lydia Jett, former Deloitte Singapore chairman Chaly Mah and Flipkart’s Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy are the other board members.

Tencent's chief strategy officer, James Mitchell, is also on Flipkart’s board.

Welcoming Dan to the Board, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Chief Executive Officer, said, “Dan’s global experience across technology, digital commerce, and platform scale will be invaluable as we shape the next phase of Flipkart’s journey."