Nitesh Kanchan
CDO - Arvind Fashions
Arvind Fashions Limited•Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Retail Professional with 24+ years of experience in Apparel Fashion & beauty industry. He has worked across brands & formats in the retail industry. The experience straddles across e-commerce, off line retail stores, brand building, supply chain, stock control at international brands like Sephora, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Esprit and premium menswear brands like Louis Philippe, Arrow. He has been a part of multiple business transitions including transfer of Pantaloons business from one business house to another. An avid techno-functional individual who has led multiple tech / digital transformative implementations across businesses and functions, alongside his usual business roles as business head of large brands like Arrow & Sephora. People's manager and an analyst by choice who is able to balance growth with working capital requirements.
Career Timeline
- Arvind Fashions LimitedCurrentNov 2022–Present· 3 yrs 10 mos
- Chief Digital OfficerCurrentNov 2022–Present
- Jul 2021–Nov 2023· 2 yrs 4 mos
- CEO - Sephora IndiaJul 2021–Nov 2023
- Jul 2019–Mar 2022· 2 yrs 8 mos
- SVP - Business Finance2021–Mar 2022
- COO - ArrowJul 2019–Mar 2021
- Jun 2014–Mar 2021· 6 yrs 9 mos
- President - Licensing & PlanningJun 2017–Jun 2019
- President - Digital BusinessJun 2014–Mar 2021
- Jun 2014–May 2017· 2 yrs 11 mos
- Director - Licensing & Online BusinessJun 2014–May 2017
- Dec 2012–May 2014· 1 yr 5 mos
- Head - Supply Chain & Retail PlanningDec 2012–May 2014
- Jun 2001–Dec 2012· 11 yrs 6 mos
- GM - Central PlanningJun 2012–Dec 2012
- Head - B&M EspritMar 2009–May 2012
- National Retail ManagerNov 2006–Mar 2009
- Manager, OperationsJun 2005–Oct 2006
- Product Manager - Louis PhilippeDec 2002–Jun 2005
- Asst Manager - TechnicalFeb 2002–Dec 2002
- Trainee, ManagementJun 2001–2002
Education
Long Duration Certificate Programme - EEP
Leading Digital Transformation
Indian Institute of Management BangaloreBachelor of Technology - BTech
Textile Technology
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi