Shiprocket, an e-commerce enablement platform, announced the appointment of Ankur Sarawagi as the senior vice president of Fastrr Checkout. Previously, Ankur was associated as the co-founder of NearBuy and vice president and country manager at WeddingWire India (TKWW group). He brings over a decade of experience in leading global businesses, category creation, growth-hacking and scaling. 

As Shiprocket expands and contributes to India's domestic and international trade, Ankur's expertise and vision will complement the company's vision of building an end-to-end OS of e-commerce to drive tangible impact for India’s SMEs, Shiprocket revealed, adding that in his new role at Fastrr, Ankur will play a role in creating new age solutions to fuel the brand’s narrative of delivering a ‘Fastrr’ and more convenient shopping experience. 

Ankur’s role is to further Fastrr’s vision of enabling a seamless consumer journey and driving a groundbreaking revolution in India’s online e-commerce space.

 "Our objective at Shiprocket is to make e-commerce accessible to companies by providing a one-stop platform to help them along the way. One-click checkout is an integral part of the consumer journey that puts customer experience at the forefront. Ankur has a strong history in establishing e-commerce systems. With his skill in growth hacking and establishing scalability for global companies, Ankur will be a valuable complement to the team in adding a system of trust-driven transactions in the checkout space and accelerating our expansion to new heights,” said Saahil Goel, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Shiprocket.

"I am excited to join Fastrr on their mission of delivering a seamless consumer journey and hence enabling e-commerce for BHARAT. Our mission is to empower merchants with technology-backed solutions to enable ease of doing business in India and across the globe. With this product we are aiming to build trust between the buyers and sellers," added Ankur Sarawagi, senior vice president of Fastrr.