Experience

Luxury Connect

• India
• Luxury Goods & Jewelry
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & CEO

  • Jul 2011 - Present

  New Delhi Luxury Connect is a endeavor to promote services and trade in the luxury category, with a prime focus on inward and outward bound assistance to luxury brands / goods. Luxury Connect is active in following sphere's of luxury : 1. Consulting for luxury brands entry / operational / growth strategies. 2. Sourcing for luxury goods from India. 3. E-commerce - Creating India's first true luxury goods website with a unique model. 4. Training and education : Partnering with SDA Bocconi for… Show more Luxury Connect is a endeavor to promote services and trade in the luxury category, with a prime focus on inward and outward bound assistance to luxury brands / goods. Luxury Connect is active in following sphere's of luxury : 1. Consulting for luxury brands entry / operational / growth strategies. 2. Sourcing for luxury goods from India. 3. E-commerce - Creating India's first true luxury goods website with a unique model. 4. Training and education : Partnering with SDA Bocconi for luxury brand management program, Luxury Connect is active in all facets of luxury grooming, training and education. Show less



Luxury Connect Business School

• India
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & CEO

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Gurugram, India Luxury Connect Business School is an initiative of Luxury Connect LLP. Active in the field of executive education via short track programs for LBSS / LRSS / LBM / LCEM, specialized corporate workshops, etc initially conducted in association with SDA Bocconi & Jean Claude Rousant, LCBS by now is firmly positioned as India's First and only Luxury Business School. We offer full times masters diploma in Luxury Brand Management. LCBS - ADL is a combined initiative by 'Luxury Connect Business… Show more Luxury Connect Business School is an initiative of Luxury Connect LLP. Active in the field of executive education via short track programs for LBSS / LRSS / LBM / LCEM, specialized corporate workshops, etc initially conducted in association with SDA Bocconi & Jean Claude Rousant, LCBS by now is firmly positioned as India's First and only Luxury Business School. We offer full times masters diploma in Luxury Brand Management. LCBS - ADL is a combined initiative by 'Luxury Connect Business School'​ & '​ Academia Del Lusso, offering a joint track masters program for developing the skill base of luxury talent in the SAARC regions. Programs that can benefit working executives (EDLM), as well as postgraduate students (PGDLM), are on offer since February 2014. Students benefit from a unique blend of Asian and European education when they spend 70% of their academic time in Delhi and 30% at the Milan campus. Details can be seen at WWW.LCBS.EDU.IN. Since 2020, LCBS offers its masters program via on campus and or blended learning modes where the class room is live streamed into a remote students system. He / she visits the campus periodically for faculty interactions, peer group learnings and filed exposures. I conduct classes on subjects of Marketing, Communications, Consumer Behaviour and Luxury Entrepreneurship; Innovation & Strategy. Show less



The Incredible Indian Luxury Bazaar

• Book Author

  • 2020 - Present



Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coaching

• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive & Team Leadership Coach

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  New Delhi



Centre for Education Growth and Research

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Delhi NCR Chapter CEGR is a Delhi based academic think tank working in the upliftment of educational practices, systems, infrastructure, faculty and students in general. With a very well thought out and planned vision, the organisation has a deep rooted interest in ensuring 'education for all' and is backed by not only the leading universities, institutes, autonomous colleges of India, but also by the AICTE, India's sole regulatory authority for all streams of higher education.



Country head for Versace & Corneliani. (master franchisee - Blues Clothing Company Ltd).

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2005 - Feb 2012

  Head of company - consultant responsible for entire change management process from 'shopkeeping' to 'corporate entity'. Responsible for franchise tie up with luxury fashion brands like Gianni Versace ; Versace jeans ; Versace Collection and Corneliani. Also engineered the deal and launch of the first boutques of these brands into India. Also drew up strategy to bring in concepts like : - versace unique mobile phones into india - convert franchisee into licensing agreements with… Show more Head of company - consultant responsible for entire change management process from 'shopkeeping' to 'corporate entity'. Responsible for franchise tie up with luxury fashion brands like Gianni Versace ; Versace jeans ; Versace Collection and Corneliani. Also engineered the deal and launch of the first boutques of these brands into India. Also drew up strategy to bring in concepts like : - versace unique mobile phones into india - convert franchisee into licensing agreements with Cadini across 25 product categories. - develop and launch BLUES HOMES at an area of 60000 sq ft with six unique concepts invcluding VERSACE HOME. Show less



KB+T Ltd (Now Givo India)

• Vice President (operations)

  • Jul 1993 - Jul 1996

  KB+T was a tripartie agreement company with ownership help by Marzotto spa italy ; Thakral group Singapore and KBSH, New Delhi. The company revolutionsied the apparel manufacturing business by setting up the first state of the art plant to manufacture Ready to wear suits made by italian technology. The whole project was designed / implemented and made operational under my leadership with italian technicians. Givo, the commercial brand name of the product eventually took over the company… Show more KB+T was a tripartie agreement company with ownership help by Marzotto spa italy ; Thakral group Singapore and KBSH, New Delhi. The company revolutionsied the apparel manufacturing business by setting up the first state of the art plant to manufacture Ready to wear suits made by italian technology. The whole project was designed / implemented and made operational under my leadership with italian technicians. Givo, the commercial brand name of the product eventually took over the company name aswell. Show less



Stencil Apparel Pvt Ltd

• GM - manufacturing

  • 1990 - 1993

  Stencil apparel brands was a pioneer in ushering the the ready to wear business into India. First modern concepts of brand stores / brand management / off the shelf clothing was introduced by this group. My association was involved in setting up the entire modern manufacturing and process systems, designed and implemented by Brother Industries, japan. Lacoste - the french brand was also brought into India by a sister organization, sports and lesiure apparels pvt ltd.