Naveen Murali has been named Vice President and Head of Marketing at Pepperfry, a marketplace for furniture and home goods.
Murali will manage Pepperfry’s marketing and brand strategy in his new post, with the goal of increasing brand awareness in profitable untapped markets and capturing market share in the furniture and home décor business, according to the company.
“As a new age marketing evangelist, he will work towards charting out a strategy that helps to break the barriers that consumers have towards shopping online, especially for big-ticket items highlighting Pepperfry as the category leader that offers a wide variety of furniture and décor choices,” they said further.
Commenting on the appointment, Ambareesh Murty, Co-Founder & CEO, Pepperfry said, “Our mission is to spark a feeling called home across India and I am confident that Naveen’s addition to team Pepperfry will help expand and accelerate our marketing agenda towards cementing our leadership of India’s Home and Living market.”
Commenting on the new role, Naveen Murali said, “Pepperfry has transformed the way Indians shop for furniture and build their dream homes. Over the years, Pepperfry has secured a significant consumer mind share in the country. I am super excited to work towards enabling Pepperfry to further increase this share and building an unrivalled brand of the future.”
Murali has an extensive experience of over 10 years in marketing, sales and building business competencies. Prior to joining Pepperfry, Naveen was associated with brands like Asian Paints and Oracle across business and marketing roles.
He is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode and holds a degree in Engineering from NIT, Warangal.
