India, April 11 -- Quick commerce major Zepto has appointed Akhil Gupta, vice chairman of Bharti Enterprises, the parent entity of Bharti Airtel, as an independent director to its board, as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO).

Currently, Zepto's board includes cofounders Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, alongside Avra founder Anu Hariharan and Nexus Venture Partners' cofounder and managing director Suvir Sujan.

Gupta, who has led public listings of Bharti Airtel (2002), Bharti Infratel (2012) and Airtel Africa (2019), is expected to share his expertise with Zepto.

As vice chairman, he has led the formation of various partnerships for Bharti with international operators such as British Telecom, Telecom Italia, Singapore Te...