Kedar Deshpande is an Indian-American business executive best known as the CEO of Zappos, an Amazon-owned online shopping firm. He was named CEO of the company after former CEO Tony Hsieh resigned his position in September 2020.

Ten Facts About Kedar Deshpande

1. Kedar Deshpande was born and brought up in India. He moved to the USA to earn his Master’s degree.
2. The CEO of Zappos earned his Bachelor’s degree from Doctor Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in India. He earned his Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2003.
3. In March 2011, Kedar joined Zappos as Portfolio Manager. He previously served as a Software Developer for General Electric from 2004 to 2010 and as Technical Project Manager for PepsiCo from June 2010 to February 2011.
4. At Zappos, Deshpande served in nine separate roles. He was promoted to Product Manager in September 2012 and has since worked as Senior Marketing Manager, Marketing and Product Management Director, Senior Marketing and Product Management Director, GM E-Commerce Technology and Marketing, VP Technology and Marketing, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Executive Officer.
5. Deshpande helped Zappos to open an office in LA, considered a studio of creation. The studio carries out the mission of creating material for various areas.
6. The CEO is a competent man. His married/family life is concealed beneath his covers. Kedar has not yet stated whether he is engaged, married, divorced, or single.
7. Kedar was the one to inform Zappos of former CEO Tony Hsieh’s retirement in August 2020. He sent an email to Tony’s departure team and also thanked him for his contribution to the group.
8. The executive has also been one of the first to share the news of Tony’s passing. Tony died at the age of 46 in November 2020 after being involved in an unfortunate house fire. Kedar expressed his heartfelt appreciation for his former tutor.
9. Kedar Deshpande appears to be a social media non-user. He has no accounts on social media like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
10. He is identifiable by his distinct facial characteristics, such as partial baldness and a sweet grin.

Facts of Kedar Deshpande