Zomato’s parent company, Eternal Limited, has announced a key leadership change at the top. On Wednesday, the company confirmed that CEO and Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal will step down from his role effective February 1, 2026. Taking his place will be Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa, who is set to assume charge as the new chief executive.
In a letter to shareholders, Goyal explained the thinking behind his decision, saying he has recently felt drawn towards new ideas that involve greater risk, experimentation and exploration. He noted that such ideas are better explored outside a publicly listed company like Eternal, which needs to remain focused and disciplined in its current business approach. “Of late, I have found myself drawn to a set of new ideas that involve significantly higher-risk exploration and experimentation,” he said. “These are the kinds of ideas that are better pursued outside a public company like Eternal,” Goyal added.
He further said that if these ideas fit within Eternal’s strategic vision, he would have pursued them from within the company itself. Meanwhile, last week, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha joined gig workers in celebrating what they called a win for their “safety, dignity and work conditions,” after the government asked food delivery and quick-commerce platforms to move away from strict “10-minute delivery” commitments.
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Deepinder Goyal tweets, “Today, I am going to step away from the Group CEO role, and subject to shareholders’ approval, will remain on the board of directors as Vice Chairman. Albinder Dhindsa (Albi) will be Eternal’s new Group CEO.” pic.twitter.com/cD5QQqjbwU
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In a video message, Chadha said that it is a memorable day for gig workers as the Central government has struck down the private companies’ “10-minute delivery” branding. “I want to thank the Central government for intervening in the matter,” said Chadha, describing the cruelty linked to “10-minute delivery” as real.
He said the promise of “10-minute delivery” adds to the mental stress of delivery workers and forces them to drive dangerously to meet the deadline, endangering other road users. Earlier, Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked major food delivery and quick-commerce platforms to do away with rigid ’10-minute’ delivery time commitments, stressing that the safety of delivery partners must come before speed.
Mandaviya held discussions with officials of Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy and Zomato in Delhi, during which he advised them to remove strict delivery deadlines from their platforms and promotional material in the interest of delivery workers’ safety. (With IANS Inputs)
