Wow! Momo appoints former Jubilant FoodWorks VP Nimish Chaudhary as CTO

Wow! Momo Foods, one of India’s largest homegrown quick service restaurant (QSR) brand, has appointed Nimish Chaudhary as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as part of its strategy to strengthen digital capabilities and prepare for future growth.

Chaudhary joins from Jubilant FoodWorks, where he served as Vice President of Engineering and oversaw the scaling of the company’s technology operations. At Jubilant, he led the development of a next-generation food technology platform, created an in-house Android-based point-of-sale (POS) system, and worked on enabling a seamless omnichannel customer journey.

With over 18 years of experience in large-scale digital transformation, enterprise platform development, and engineering leadership, Chaudhary will lead Wow! Momo’s technology and product innovation initiatives. His remit includes designing a multi-tenant, in-house food-tech enterprise platform to support both current and future business lines, including planned international operations. He will also focus on enhancing the Wow! Eats app, upgrading in-store technology, and improving operational efficiencies across the brand’s expanding network.

To support these goals, the company has set up the Wow! Tech Innovation Hub at the Google Campus, Signature Tower in Gurgaon, which will act as a base for digital and product development.

Sagar Daryani, Co-founder and CEO of Wow! Momo, said: “We are delighted to welcome Nimish to the Wow! Momo leadership team at this pivotal phase of our growth journey. His rich expertise in scaling digital ecosystems and building innovative technology platforms will play a critical role in shaping Wow! Momo into a future-ready, digitally powered QSR enterprise.”

Chaudhary’s career includes senior roles at Publicis Sapient, where he led the North America Financial Services portfolio for clients such as Goldman Sachs, and engineering leadership positions at Cisco Systems and Avaya Inc. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K).

Commenting on his appointment, Chaudhary said: “Wow! Momo is on an exciting trajectory, and I’m thrilled to be part of this journey. I look forward to driving technology-led innovations that enhance customer experience, optimise operations, and build scalable platforms supporting Wow! Momo’s growth ambitions in India and beyond.”