Cleartrip appoints Manoj Awasthi as CTO

Online travel technology company Cleartrip has appointed Manoj Awasthi as its chief technology officer (CTO). In this role, Awasthi will lead the tech charter, building a more scalable and user-focused platform by bringing together engineering, data, and infrastructure.

Before joining Flipkart-owned Cleartrip, Awasthi served as the chief technology and product officer at Julo, where he played a pivotal role in launching category-first fintech products and organised core technology and product engineering divisions to focus on core foundations of Infrastructure, Security, QA, and IT & Networks. Manoj brings over two decades of expertise across engineering leadership, platform innovation, and digital transformation, and has also worked with Tokopedia and Adobe in the past.

“His arrival aligns perfectly with our vision of strengthening our tech platform to drive long-term growth and innovation. With him on board, we’re doubling down on intuitive design, product agility, and tech-led differentiation, all of which are critical to building a truly category-defining travel platform,” said Ramesh Gururaja, Senior Vice President, Consumer Products & Growth, Flipkart.

Speaking about his appointment, Awasthi said that he has led large product and engineering teams and built platforms that serve millions. He will be leveraging this experience to Cleartrip’s tech stack, make room for faster experimentation, and build systems that make travel planning simpler and smoother for users.

Hrush Bhatt, Stuart Crighton, and Matthew Spacie originally founded Cleartrip in 2006. It was one of the oldest travel booking companies in India. In April 2021. Flipkart officially announced its plan to acquire an 100% stake in Cleartrip for $40 million. Cleartrip, as part of the deal, continues operating as a separate brand with Flipkart towards diversifying the product offerings for the customers.