Walmart India on Wednesday said it has elevated Sameer Aggarwalas its CEO and the appointment will be effective from April 1.
Aggarwal succeeds Krish Iyer who is set to retire on March 31. Iyer, would get into advisory role from full-time management of Walmart India after leading the retail major for eight years.
Aggarwal, who was elevated as Deputy CEO earlier in January this year, has now beenpromoted to Chief ExecutiveOfficer of Best Price, Walmart India, effective from April 1, Walmart said in a statement.
Aggarwalwill directly reportto Walmart Executive Vice President and Regional CEO of Asia and Global Sourcing Dirk Van den Berghe.
"Sam (Aggarwal) has done a fantastic job in the past two years. He led the charge to make our proposition more customer centric, developing digital offerings to prepare for our omni channel services in the future," Berghe said adding "I look forward to seeing him make a greater impact for our Best Price members and associates in India. said
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