New Delhi, Jan 11 (UNI) Online marketplace Snapdeal today announced the appointment of Housing.com’s CEO Jason Kothari as its Chief Strategy & Investment Officer. He will work alongside co-founders, Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, in this key leadership role and will be joining Snapdeal on January 16, 2017. As Chief Strategy & Investment Officer for Snapdeal, Mr Kothari’s responsibilities will include strategy, corporate development, investments and strategic partnerships, raising new capital for the company and portfolio management, the company said in a statement. Kunal Bahl, Co-founder and CEO, Snapdeal, said, “Jason is a strong business leader & entrepreneur who has already been the CEO of two successful companies. Rohit and I warmly welcome Jason to the Snapdeal family and believe we will achieve even greater heights with his addition.” Jason Kothari, Chief Strategy & Investment Officer, Snapdeal, said, “I’m excited to join Kunal & Rohit at Snapdeal during a defining period in Indian e-commerce that will shape the future of the Indian internet space. Snapdeal is on its way to building one of India’s best companies, and I look forward to helping in making that potential a reality.” Recently, Mr Kothari was CEO of Softbank-backed online real estate company Housing.com, where he led the successful turnaround of the Company from a position of distress to a market leader in one and a half years using organic and inorganic growth. UNI ASH SNU 1515