Pranab Barua, Business Head - Apparel and Retail
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A graduate in English honours from St Stephens College, New Delhi, he has over 35 years of professional experience working in different companies and industries.
In particular his rich and diverse background includes being Sales and Marketing Director of Brooke Bond India Ltd, Foods Director on the Hindustan Unilever Board, Chairman and Managing Director of Reckitt Benckiser, and Regional Director, Reckitt Benckiser for South Asia. He has also worked closely with Private Equity Groups like IL&FS, Actis and India Value Fund for their investor companies like Godrej Tea and Trinethra Super Retail. |
Russell Berman, CEO - Hypermarket
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Russell is a Global Retailer, with more than 24 years of international experience with some of the biggest retailers like McDonald's, Auchan, Lian Hua, and Carrefour in various capacities. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from University of Michigan, and Master of Arts from University of Chicago. |
Vishak Kumar, CEO - Supermarket
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Vishak Kumar has been the CEO for the Supermarket business since March 2012 after a two year stint as the Head of Hypermarket Operations. Earlier, as the COO for the Louis Philippe business at Madura Fashion and Lifestyle, he helped the brand to become an undisputed market leader in the premium men’s apparel segment – a position that the brand continues to enjoy. An alumnus from IIM Bangalore and a Computer Engineer from BIT Ranchi, Vishak has been with the business since he passed out from IIM-B in 1995. A keen sportsperson, he enjoys squash, badminton and tennis. |
Atul Daga, CFO
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- A finance professional with over 23 years of experience with the Aditya Birla Group in various businesses such as Cement, Aluminium and Carbon Black.
- He was instrumental in creating a common MIS platform across the various business of the Group.
- Atul was involved in critical financial restructuring of overseas operations
- He has worked as Executive Assistant to
Mr. Aditya Vikram Birla. & Won the Chairman's Exceptional Contributor award in 2009
- A Chartered Accountant, Atul has attended a ‘LBP’ program at Harvard Business School.
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Ramesh Mitragotri, CPO
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Ramesh is a seasoned HR professional with over 23 years of rich experience in Human Resources including a two year stint in Corporate Communications. Prior to joining the Retail Business of the Aditya Birla Group, Ramesh was Joint Executive President for the Cement Marketing Division of Grasim Industries, a part of the Cement Business of the Group.Throughout his career he has worked extensively in the introduction of innovative HR Processes and Policies and has been associated with companies like include Owens Corning (India) Ltd., Philips India Ltd., VIP Industries Ltd., Wockhardt Ltd. etc. |
Neeraj P Singh, CIO
V. Gopalakrishnan, Head - Quality
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Gopal is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the overall Quality strategy for the Retail Business. He is also responsible for R&D . He brings with him over 21 years of rich experience in the field of Food Processing & FMCG industries. His previous assignment was as Technical Head (India) for Diageo India Limited where he was responsible for Quality, R&D and Safety Health & Environment. He has worked in various capacities in the Quality and Manufacturing areas with organizations such as Colgate Palmolive India Limited, PepsiCo India Holdings Limited and Amul. Gopal is Chemical Technologist with specialization in Food Technology from the illustrious Laxminarayan Institute of Technology - Nagpur. |