Akshat Srivastava quits Disney as Associate Director, E-commerce for India, SEA & MENA
Srivastava had joined Disney in November 2014
Akshat Srivastava, Associate Director, e-commerce at The Walt Disney Company, has quit after spending more than 6.5 years at the entertainment conglomerate. Srivastava was responsible for the D2C and third-party e-commerce channel for Disney consumer products business in SEA, India and MENA.
Srivastava had joined Disney in November 2014 as a Category Manager, following which he was elevated as Head, e-Commerce Disney Consumer Products India in 2017. He became Head E-commerce, South East Asia, India and Middle East in December 2018.
"It's still surreal !! Last friday after 6 and a half amazing years at Disney, I was no longer a cast member. I have just been so grateful for the people and the experiences at Disney, it has really been the ride of a lifetime. I had the best people and the best teams to share this journey and all the success, which made it even more enjoyable and it is the people I shall miss the most," Srivastava said in a LinkedIn post.
Apart from Disney, Srivastava has also worked with companies like EY, ITC and L'Oréal.
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