Groupon names Aditya Rajkumar as chief operating officer

Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) announced the appointment of Aditya Rajkumar as Chief Operating Officer, effective August 3, 2026. Rajkumar will report to Chief Executive Officer Dusan Senkypl and oversee the company's marketplace and merchant operations.

Rajkumar joins from 7-Eleven, where he served as Vice President, Last Mile, leading Skipcart and last-mile operations across the convenience retail network. Prior to 7-Eleven, he spent more than four years at DoorDash in senior roles, most recently as General Manager of Caviar and Premium. He previously worked as a Senior Manager in Deloitte's M&A Strategy & Operations practice.

"Adi brings exactly the operating discipline and marketplace experience this stage of our transformation calls for," said Senkypl in a statement. "The last decade has proved that a new generation of local marketplaces can win at real scale: serving customers at the level of a neighborhood while running with the efficiency of a global platform."

Rajkumar stated his attraction to the role stems from Groupon's position connecting consumer intent with local supply. "What drew me here is the chance to pair that mission with intense operating rigor, and to help build the bridge between the AI economy and local merchants," he said.

The Chicago-based company operates an experiences marketplace that connects consumers with local businesses and services. The appointment comes as Groupon pursues what it describes as an AI-native transformation strategy.

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