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  • Ayekart Names Gagan Choudhary as Chief Financial Officer

    Gagan Choudhary

    Chennai: Ayekart has announced the appointment of Gagan Choudhary as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

    The appointment of Gagan Choudhary is aimed at strengthening the company’s leadership as Ayekart continues to expand its technology-enabled agri-food supply chain infrastructure across India and prepares for long-term global expansion.

    Headquartered in Chennai, Ayekart is recognised as India’s first full-stack B2B agri food commerce network.

    The company said the addition of Gagan Choudhary to its leadership team will support its next phase of growth by reinforcing financial governance, operational discipline, and institutional readiness.

    Gagan Choudhary brings more than 20 years of experience across finance, accounting, treasury, and strategic financial management.

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    Throughout his career, Gagan Choudhary has worked across sectors including retail, capital markets, banking, and financial services.

    His expertise spans fundraising, IPO readiness, treasury management, governance, financial operations, and building scalable financial systems for high-growth businesses.

    At Ayekart, Gagan Choudhary will lead the company’s overall financial strategy and operations. His role will focus on enhancing financial governance, improving capital efficiency, and strengthening institutional readiness to support the company’s long-term expansion plans.

    Debarshi Dutta, Co-Founder & CEO, Ayekart, said, “As we continue to scale our integrated farm-to-fork infrastructure, our focus on strong financial systems and governance remains essential to sustaining long-term growth.

    Gagan brings deep expertise across financial strategy, capital management, and operational governance, along with a strong understanding of building resilient organisations. His leadership will add to Ayekart’s financial and institutional strength for the next phase of growth.”

    Speaking about joining Ayekart, Gagan Choudhary, Chief Financial Officer, Ayekart, said, “Ayekart has built a strong and differentiated platform across the agri-food value chain by combining technology, operations and supply chain integration at scale.

    I look forward to working with the team to further strengthen financial discipline, governance frameworks, and institutional capabilities that can support sustainable long-term growth.”

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    • Salil Urunkar

      Salil Urunkar is a senior journalist and the editorial mind behind Sahyadri Startups. With years of experience covering Pune’s entrepreneurial rise, he’s passionate about telling the real stories of founders, disruptors, and game-changers.

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