Deepinder Goyal steps down as Eternal CEO, hands reins to Blinkit’s Albinder Dhindsa

Deepinder Goyal has resigned as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Eternal Limited, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit, effective February 1, 2026, handing operational control to Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa.

Goyal, who founded Zomato 18 years ago, will transition to Vice Chairman subject to shareholder approval for a five-year term, the company said in an exchange filing on Tuesday.

In a letter to shareholders, Goyal said he was drawn to “new ideas that involve significantly higher-risk exploration and experimentation” that sit outside the company’s strategic scope. “The expectations, legal and otherwise, of a public company CEO in India demand singular focus,” he wrote.