India’s leading self-drive mobility platform, Zoomcar, announces the appointment of Markish Arun as its Vice President (VP) of Engineering. Markish in his new role will be overseeing all the engineering initiatives and will also be building respective teams.

An adept with around two decades of experience, Markish has been a techno-functional executive for over 15 years. His rich and dynamic profile indicates the value he brings to the company. Prior to this he has worked with Goibibo and Makemytrip as the Senior Director of Engineering where he spearheaded the supply-side engineering and product initiatives. An entrepreneur himself, Markish co-founded Magicrooms.in, a real-time inventory distribution engine for hotels in India, which he sold to Yatra.com in 2011. He also co-founded Koruko.com in 2013, an IoT-based retail engagement platform, which was later pivoted as Trip38.com.

Having a B.Tech in Information Technology from Anna University, Markish is immensely passionate about start-ups & technology and is always looking to solve real-life business problems at scale with the help of innovative technology.

Expressing his diligence, Greg Moran, CEO & Co-Founder of Zoomcar, states, “We’re thrilled to welcome Markish on board.” He even adds, “ Cutting edge technology has always been our priority and Markish’s appointment will further our already dominant lead on the technical platform side as we are doubling down on investing for 100k + cars on the platform. Markish brings a wealth of relevant industry knowledge to the company that is highly valued. I believe that under his leadership, the teams will become highly efficient and am confident that he will drive the brand to the top and help in transforming the paradigm of self-drive mobility in India.”

Markish brings a wealth of relevant industry knowledge to the company that is highly valued

Markish adds “I am very pleased to start this new phase of my career with Zoomcar and excited to see what urban mobility has in the store for me. The kind of market, demand, and value proposition that Zoomcar has created across the country is commendable. I look forward to further enhance the brand’s market trajectory with my contributions.”

Zoomcar is targeting at a deeper penetration in the Indian market and owing to superior technology. The company’s primary target is to have over 1,00,000 vehicles on road within the next 18-24 months and to continue to empower its customers with better mobility alternatives at scale. Zoomcar plans to deploy their investment into growth, technology & data science with a strong focus on enhancing an industry leading IoT layout in addition to its shared subscription service.