India's Raymond appoints Sunil Kataria as CEO of Lifestyle Business

Before joining Raymond Kataria was the CEO of GCPL, India and SAARC. He was responsible for creating an innovation-led product portfolio and strengthening GCPL's digital capabilities.

The Lifestyle Business is the flagship vertical of Raymond Group which includes branded textiles, garmenting, shirting, retail, and apparel business counting brands such as Raymond, Raymond Ready-to-Wear, Raymond Made to Measure, Park Avenue, ColorPlus, Parx and Ethnix by Raymond. Kataria’s role will be pivotal in driving the ongoing transformation to create a future-ready Raymond that intersperses digital and physical experiences while infusing freshness to the product portfolio to drive growth. With customer-centricity at the core, Raymond has been driving an enterprise-wide transformation aimed at harnessing the unprecedented digital opportunity, the company said in a press release.

"At Raymond, we believe in having industry’s finest talent that resonates with our vision to create a future-ready organisation. During the last few years, we have been making stronger strides and creating brands and retail experiences for our loyal and new-age consumers. I would like to welcome Kataria to the Raymond family and believe that he would be instrumental in accelerating growth for the business in India and international markets,” Gautam Hari Singhania, chairman and managing director, Raymond Ltd., said.

The appointment of Kataria comes at a critical juncture in Raymond's journey for the brand that continues to be a leader in its pack and stays relevant in the fashion apparel space with numerous international labels entering the Indian market.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (SF)