Flipkart has announced that it is expanding its leadership team with two new appointments. The homegrown e-commerce player has appointed Rishi Vasudev, as the new Vice President — Fashion (Retail) and Parameswaran Balakrishnan as Vice President — HR for supply chain.
Vasudev has over 15 years of experience in the fashion and retail industry with his last stint being the CEO of Calvin Klein India. He has also worked with companies like Louis Philippe and Arvind Brands. He will spearhead P&L for all fashion categories at Flipkart.
“Fashion is very strategic to us and we have seen tremendous growth for the category this year. We are continuously expanding our selection and experience for the lifestyle category. To drive this agenda forward, we are very excited to have Rishi join our team. Rishi has a proven track record of transforming the fashion industry and delivering results. We are very confident that Rishi will help take the fashion experience to the next level for Flipkart customers.”
said Mukesh Bansal, Head – Fashion, Flipkart
Parameswaran has over 2 decades of experience working with large organizations like Toyota and Tata Motors. He will be involved in driving all business partnering, talent acquisition and functional L&D for supply chain at Flipkart.