New Delhi: Aditya Mangla has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Food Ordering and Delivery business at Eternal (formerly Zomato). He will also serve as a Senior Management Personnel (SMP). The appointment was approved by the company’s Board of Directors on July 6, 2025, and will be valid for two years, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Sunday.
Mangla takes over from Rakesh Ranjan, who has completed his two-year tenure in the role. Eternal confirmed that Ranjan will cease to be a designated SMP with effect from July 6, 2025.
In an internal email to employees, Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal described the leadership change as more than a routine appointment.
“This isn’t just a change of roles. It’s a signal for the kind of leadership we need as we move into our next chapter,” Goyal wrote.
He emphasized the importance of leaders who “see the invisible cause and effect” and “listen to understand.”
Mangla is currently the Head of Product for food delivery at Eternal. Since joining the company in March 2021, he has held key positions including Head of Supply and Head of Customer Experience. He is known for optimizing restaurant partnerships and improving customer satisfaction across the company’s digital platforms.
Goyal praised Mangla’s bold leadership style, saying:
“Aditya has also been one of the few leaders in the food delivery team who regularly runs into disagreements and pushes back with me. And I deeply value that.”
Before joining Eternal, Mangla held senior roles in product, marketing, and P&L functions at various startups and tech-driven companies.
He holds a PGP in Management from the Indian School of Business (ISB), where he was a Torchbearer Awardee. He also has a Master’s in Information Networking from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Bachelor’s in IT Engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT).
The appointment comes at a time when Indian e-commerce and food delivery platforms like Eternal and Swiggy are outperforming their Chinese counterparts on the back of improving profit expectations.
