FreeCharge CEO Govind Rajan resigns; reason still not known

Jasper Infotech -owned digital payments platform FreeCharge’s chief executive, Govind Rajan, has resigned from the company. However, the reasons behind his resignation are still unclear.

"Govind has brought incredible energy and focus in growing FreeCharge. The pace of progress will continue with the strong team he has built . I am sure he will bring the same level of passion and resolve to whatever he chooses next. I wish him the very best,” Kunal Bahl, chief executive, Jasper Infotech told ET.

Rajan said that he has enjoyed his time in FreeCharge and wished the company for success.

"It has been a unique privilege to helm FreeCharge in these exciting times of rapid growth and user focused innovation. I am confident that FreeCharge will achieve still greater heights under its incredibly talented team, and I look forward to facilitating the transition over the next few weeks,”

Rajan had joined Jasper Infotech in July 2015 and initially held the role of chief strategy officer at Snapdeal.

The last few months have seen the departure of Abhishek Kumar, Jasper's head of corporate development and mergers and acquisitions, Sandeep Komaravelly, who headed Shopo, the consumer-to-consumer online platform for small sellers and Tony Navin, who led Snapdeal's partnerships and strategic initiatives, among others.