Senior Director with 22+ years of leadership experience across Fashion & Lifestyle, Retail, Quick Commerce, E-commerce, Hospitality, Warehousing & Distribution Centres, Corporate Offices, Commercial Infrastructure, and Banking & ATM Infrastructure.
Specialising in Projects, Expansion, Programme Management, Design & Build, Facility Management, Strategic Sourcing, and Capex Optimisation, I have led large-scale, pan-India expansion programmes spanning multiple brands, formats, and business environments.
Career Highlights
• Delivered 750+ retail outlets and 300+ renovations across fashion, lifestyle, and premium retail formats.
• Executed 35M+ sq. ft. of fit-out projects across diverse formats and locations.
• Led large-scale expansion at Zepto, covering 1,000+ dark stores, 160+ super stores, 750+ cafés, 100+ pharma outlets, and 20+ mother hubs.
• Delivered 125+ cafés, 60+ restaurants, and 10+ premium pubs across hospitality portfolios.
• Managed project Capex exceeding ₹750 Cr and Facility Management Opex exceeding ₹80 Cr, as stated in my career highlights.
• Achieved 25% Capex reduction and 30% Opex savings through value engineering, BOQ standardisation, design optimisation, and vendor consolidation at Zepto.
Core Expertise
• Expansion Strategy & Pan-India Rollouts
• Projects & Programme Management
• Design, Engineering & Build
• Capex Planning, Budgeting & Cost Optimisation
• Facility Management & Infrastructure Operations
• Strategic Procurement & Vendor Ecosystem Development
• Project Governance, PMO & Process Standardisation
• Digital Transformation, Automation & Operational Excellence
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management
My experience spans established retail conglomerates, emerging consumer brands, and high-growth businesses, including Future Group, Spencer's Retail, Third Wave Coffee, Bira 91, and Zepto, alongside consulting assignments supporting expansion initiatives.
I bring a combination of strategic thinking, commercial discipline, execution excellence, and scalable operating models to complex, multi-location businesses.
Open to: Senior Leadership Roles | VP Projects | VP Expansion | Head of Projects | Programme Management | Consulting Assignments | Fractional Leadership | Interim Executive Mandates
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