Responsible for starting and setting up a School for Excellence in Retail apart from teaching and organizing industry exposure thru sharing of personal experiences, guest lectures from industry experts, internships and placements. MBA students have been exposed to a new perspective and direction thru exposure to applications of different courses in business. Have taken courses in Sales Management, E Business, Fintech, Fundamentals of Retail, Global Retail, Merchandising & Category Management… Show more Responsible for starting and setting up a School for Excellence in Retail apart from teaching and organizing industry exposure thru sharing of personal experiences, guest lectures from industry experts, internships and placements. MBA students have been exposed to a new perspective and direction thru exposure to applications of different courses in business. Have taken courses in Sales Management, E Business, Fintech, Fundamentals of Retail, Global Retail, Merchandising & Category Management, Retail Business Models, Retail Operations, Supply Chain Management and Pricing & Revenue Analytics. Show less

Responsible for business and P/L for the franchise operations for 5 International Brands in fashion and footwear.. DeFacto, Soobe, Derimod, Chicco and Hummel..

Responsible for launch and operations including P&L of LC Waikiki and F&F..

Set up the systems in Finance, Operations and Logistics, opened 15 new stores in 2 years, expanded the business to UAE and built a motivated team.

Launched Koton, New Look and Aftershock in Saudi Arabia and opened 35 stores over a period of 3 years. Started the Division from scratch and set up the systems. Selected and negotiated the sites in key malls and build the team of 325 staff.

Responsible for the Menswear Division for the business and P/L for the whole country. Primary responsibilities included Sales and Buy Budgets, Buying, Merchandising and Distribution, Pricing, margins and P/L. Opened 14 stores in 2 years with business growing 3 times in 3 years.

Launched Nike in India, opened 8 stores in one year and set up the systems and processes for the operations.