Deepinder Goyal steps down as Eternal CEO; Albinder Dhindsa to take over
Goyal will now be the Vice Chairman & Director on the Board, effective upon shareholders’ approval
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Published: Jan 21, 2026 4:15 PM | 3 min read
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Deepinder Goyal has resigned as the Director, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Eternal, Zomato's parent company. The resignation will be effective close of business hours on February 1, 2026. Albinder Dhindsa, currently a senior executive within the group, will take over as Eternal’s new group CEO, the company said in a letter to shareholders.
Goyal will now take charge as the Vice Chairman & Director on the Board, effective upon shareholders’ approval.
Talking about his decision to resign, Goyal in letter to shareholders wrote, “Of late, I have found myself drawn to a set of new ideas that involve significantly higher-risk exploration and experimentation. These are the kinds of ideas that are better pursued outside a public company like Eternal. If these ideas belonged inside Eternal’s strategic scope, I would have pursued them within the company. They do not. Eternal deserves to remain focused, and disciplined, while exploring new areas of growth that are relevant to its current line of business."
"While I believe I personally have the bandwidth to continue what I am doing at Eternal, and also explore new ideas outside of it, the expectations, legal and otherwise, of a public company CEO in India demand singular focus. This transition allows Eternal to remain sharply focused, while giving me the space to explore ideas that do not fit Eternal’s risk profile. My involvement in long-term strategy, culture, leadership development, and ethics and governance, continues. This is where I have increasingly focused lately anyway," he wrote further.
Talking about Albinder Dhindsa, Goyal wrote, "The centre of gravity for operating decisions moves to Albi. As Group CEO, he will own day-to-day execution, operating priorities, and business decisions. Blinkit's journey from acquisition to breakeven happened under his leadership. He built the team, the culture, the supply chain, the operating rhythm. He has the DNA of a battle-hardened founder and his ability to execute far exceeds mine. He is more than capable of leading Eternal as Group CEO. Blinkit remains our largest growth opportunity and will remain as Albi’s top priority. Our decentralized structure, where each business has a CEO with full ownership, continues unchanged – and will help Albi execute this well."
Dhindsa is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blinkit.
Prior to founding Blinkit, Albinder worked as the Head of International Expansion at Zomato, where he was responsible for the company's global expansion mandate.
In 2013, Albinder, along with Saurabh, founded Blinkit. He graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering from IIT Delhi, followed by an MBA from Columbia University, New York.
He is always seen juggling a few books, enjoys playing basketball, listening to French music and eating meals prepared by his mother.
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