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Nikhil Goel is CEO at Gokada, the leading food delivery, parcel delivery, and last-mile e-commerce fulfillment solution in Nigeria. Nikhil initially joined Gokada in 2019 as VP of Rides. He was promoted to COO before being appointed acting President in 2020, ahead of his appointment as CEO in 2021. Prior to joining Gokada, Nikhil was Head of New Verticals at SafeBoda in Kenya. He was also General Manager at Zomato in 2018 and co-founder of Classplus, both in India.Nikhil has a deep insight of the global last mile delivery business and the role digital technology plays in transforming logistics in emerging markets. He has extensive experience in leading previous teams to achieve growth and success in a relatively short period of time and is a visionary leader.