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Experienced Business Leader in Retail & Consumer | ICF ACC Coach | Speaker & Blogger | Mountaineer & Explorer

About

I am a senior business leader with ~25 years of experience in the retail & consumer industry with proven ability to start up, scale, transform and lead large businesses, with a people centric approach, to delivering business results. In a career spanning over 2 decades, I have had both operating roles as well as consulting roles focused on the retail and consumer industry. I currently work as a Market Leader with Apple Retail. In the past, on the retail front, I have worked for IKEA, Walmart & Target. In my role at IKEA, I was part of the India management team in their start up phase in India and led the retail business of IKEA to deliver long term sustainable profitable growth. As the Chief Commercial Officer for India, I was responsible for Sales, Marketing, Sourcing, Merchandising, Retail design, Customer Experience and Food business across both physical and online retail channels. I also led the market entry strategy and implementation for one of the largest home furnishing markets, as well as, worked in the Germany & UK markets of IKEA, as Market manager. In my first role at IKEA, I led the supply chain function in the startup and establishment phase in India. In my roles at Walmart & Target, I was a leader in the Merchandising function, responsible for various outcomes linked to product assortment, pricing and markdowns as well as planning category/store launches and the commercial calendar. On the Consulting front, I have worked with Accenture, Capgemini and Infosys, and was responsible for starting up and growing the retail and consumer practice; focused on transforming client businesses in this industry, both globally as well as in India. I started my career with Unilever in India and managed several key supply chain transformation initiatives working across channel partners, distribution centers and manufacturing locations. Working in both operating and consulting roles, throughout my career, allows me to both deliver business results here and now as well as transform businesses for the next horizon of growth. Working with people and supporting their development inspires me and I am an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation. I coach people on a regular basis to help them achieve their true potential. I love the outdoors and I am an avid high-altitude trekker, having been to many summits and treks across the world, over the last decade. I am passionate about the environment and sustainability.

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Market Leader - Apple Retail at Apple, Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos, India, Lead and inspire teams to deliver customer experiences that build loyalty, combine executive vision with execution to achieve market goals and bring the Apple vision to life and make an impact on management teams and employees

Business & Leadership Coach, Advisor at Self-Employed, May 2025 - Dec 2025 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, As a business & leadership coach, I work with CXOs and entrepreneurs and help these leaders achieve their full potential. Mentor leaders and advise businesses in the retail & consumer industry and bring to bear my decades of experience in both operating and consulting roles to address varied problem statements across the entire value chain; topics linked to growth strategies, brand building, sustainable profitability and improving customer experience are close to my heart.

Co-Founder & COO at 10Club, Jan 2024 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Lead strategic growth and expansion across online and physical channels; lead the category strategy roadmap across the various categories in Home and create a definitive path to profitability, while building the 10club brand all along

Managing Director - Retail at Accenture, Sep 2022 - Nov 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Lead the Retail industry practice and support retailers in their transformation journey across business, technology and operations. Transform client businesses across the core objectives of brand, growth and profitability.

Chief Commercial officer - India at IKEA Group, May 2019 - Sep 2022 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Lead the business agenda for India across sales, marketing, home furnishing & retail design, customer experience and food to build the IKEA brand, deliver long term sustainable growth and profitability for the India business, across physical stores and ecommerce platforms. Lead the sourcing agenda for the home furnishing retailing business.

Market Manager at IKEA Group, Jan 2018 - Apr 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos, Hamburg, Germany, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, Bengaluru, India, Lead the market entry strategy for prioritized markets in India, across an array of customer meeting place options such as physical store formats and ecommerce; in addition, lead the development of the supply chain approach to support the market potential development plan, with a clear approach to long term growth and profitability

Country Logistics Manager - India at IKEA Group, Feb 2015 - Jan 2018 · 3 yrs, India, Lead the supply chain function for the Retail organization in India encompassing the supply chain action plan for market entry, setting up the organization to support the plan and create readiness to open customer meeting places, both stores and eCommerce.

Education

PGDM, Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Anna University Chennai