Pepperfry, furniture and home goods marketplace has announced the embarking of Kushal Budhia’s new role as the head of furniture. He joined Pepperfry in 2021 as the head of corporate strategy where he led the financial planning and analysis and Corp Dev activities for the company.
In his new role, Kushal will be responsible for scaling Pepperfry’s D2C private labels and expanding the marketplace. With his prior experience in the Strategy domain, he will aim to drive the medium- and long-term growth plans of the organization and build a sustainable profitable business.
Prior to joining Pepperfry, Kushal was the Head of strategy at Barbeque Nation where he was instrumental in raising funds and steering the company to IPO. His earlier stints include, being associated with Jupiter Capital in their Investment Team and with Goldmans Sachs in their Investment Banking Team where he has been part of multiple M&A transactions. Kushal is an MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.