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Purple Quarter Facilitates Plobal Apps’ Head of Engineering, Ex-Walmart Techie, Manjunath Chandrashekar Appointed

Purple Quarter Facilitates Plobal Apps’ Head of Engineering, Ex-Walmart Techie, Manjunath Chandrashekar Appointed

BANGALORE, India, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Plobal Apps, a pioneer in powering mobile apps for the world’s largest brands, trusted Bespoke CTO search firm Purple Quarter as its tech leadership search partner to...

By Surbhi Chauhan, Content & Research, Purple Quarter · Published 20 June 2022

BANGALORE, India

, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Plobal Apps, a pioneer in powering mobile apps for the world's largest brands, trusted Bespoke CTO search firm Purple Quarter as its tech leadership search partner to onboard seasoned technologist Manjunath Chandrashekar as the Head of Engineering. With the vision to revolutionize commerce, Plobal Apps was founded in 2016 by Atul Poharkar. Plobal Apps is an end-to-end SaaS platform that helps online stores build native mobile apps in minutes with zero coding. With the mission "to build a powerful, extensive, app-commerce ecosystem helping businesses turn native apps into the most profitable channel and scale revenues", Plobal Apps collaborated with Purple Quarter to locate the best tech leader for their tech-forward team. Founder & CEO, Atul Poharkar, Plobal Apps, shared, "At Plobal, we are revolutionizing commerce by building a strong technology ecosystem and we were on the lookout for a credible leader to shoulder on. Team Purple Quarter has been extremely helpful in our crucial tech-head search, we appreciate their consultative approach and deep-set understanding of the role and the industry at large. We are delighted to welcome Manjunath to the team. With Manjunath's extensive tech expertise, I am confident that he will boost our tech landscape and lead the way for the team. Thank you Purple Quarter for an unmatched experience." Manjunath is an experienced engineering leader with a demonstrated history in the software industry, he is skilled in both front-end and back-end full-stack. With over 16+ years of industry expertise & a strong engineering professional graduate from BITs Pilani, Manjunath was previously associated with notable companies such as Walmart, Swiggy, Myntra, and Target among others. Considering the accelerated growth of Plobal Apps and the need for a high-calibre head of technology, Purple Quarter worked closely with Plobal to develop a custom approach to the technology mandate. "I am happy to be a part of the growing Plobal Apps team. This role comes as a pleasant challenge to me, as the Head of Engineering my primary goal will be to create a strong tech-org blueprint, and increase the scalability of the product alongside improving the overall customer experience for the end consumers. A huge note of thanks to Purple Quarter for enabling this wonderful opportunity and continually supporting throughout the process," shared Manjunath on the appointment. Purple Quarters' unmatched tech network, extensive talent pool, and comprehensive end-to-end search process have been instrumental in securing multiple key tech heads for the likes of Licious, PharmEasy, Upstox, Urban Company, Vedantu, Acko, Pratilipi, Rupeek and more. About Purple Quarter
Purple Quarter is a Bespoke CTO Search firm based out of Bangalore. In just five years, it has mapped out over 10,000+ tech leaders across the globe. With a singular approach, Purple Quarter offers detailed insight into the Tech Leadership hiring space for startups and corporates. The diverse clientele of companies such as Walmart, Swiggy, RBIH, Inmobi, ACKO, PharmEasy, Browserstack, Urban Company, hike, Clari, and many more, reflect Purple Quarter's unmatched position. For Tech Leadership requirements, write to us at interact@purplequarter.com or visit: https://purplequarter.com/

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