Retail behemoth Marks and Spencer (M&S) India has declared the appointment of Ritesh Mishra as Managing Director for Marks and Spencer Reliance India Pvt Ltd. He was already in the job of Head of Operations and Property.
The most recent move comes after the retail giant said in the explanation that James Munson would be accepting the job of M&S International Retail Director. He will be situated in the UK.
Taking over from Munson, Mishra would be entrusted with regulating sped up development of M&S across India, guiding from the India support office in Gurgaon, Haryana. He would keep on answering to Munson.
“In his new job, Ritesh will be liable for driving and speeding up the development and outcome of our India activities. With his solid initiative, M&S will keep on leftover the purchaser centered retailer that we are, continuously keeping clients at the core of all that we do,” James Munson remarked on the appointment.
Mishra has been driving the India business for the past five years including directing the English corporate store to a half expansion in the quantity of stores, which at present stands at 91 stores in 34 urban communities the nation over.
For the unenlightened, M&S had consented to a joint endeavor arrangement with Reliance Retail to frame Marks and Spencer Reliance India Pvt Ltd in April 2008. According to the arrangement, the British firm would have greater part holding with a 51% offer, and Reliance Retail with the remaining 49% offer.