Sameer Aggarwal elevated to Walmart India CEO, takes charge on April 1

This is his third promotion in the two years since he joined the company in April 2018 as Exec Vice President; taking over from Krish Iyer

Walmart India has promoted its Deputy CEO Sameer Aggarwal as Chief Executive Officer of Best Price, Walmart India. He will take over his new role from April 1.

This is Aggarwal's third promotion in the two years since he joined Walmart India in April 2018 as Executive Vice President to look at strategy and administration. He was made Deputy CEO in January 2020.

In his new role, Aggarwal will report directly to Dirk Van den Berghe, Executive Vice President and Regional CEO of Asia and Global Sourcing. He is taking over the reins from Krish Iyer, who is retiring from full-time management