Rishi Vasudev appointed CEO of Lifestyle International

Rishi Vasudev, the former group head of Flipkart’s fashion business has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for Lifestyle and Home Centre businesses of Lifestyle International-India, part of Dubai-based retail and hospitality conglomerate Landmark Group.

Vasudev will assume the new role from June 1, 2020. He will succeed Vasanth Kumar who is set to exit the company by June 30. Vasudev has over two decades of work experience across top retail brands including Calvin Klein, Arrow, among others. He has served as the CEO of Calvin Klein and the senior vice-president and chief operating officer for Arrow, Gant and Izod while at Arvind Brands. He also worked at Aditya Birla Group across brands such as Louis Philippe. At Flipkart, Vasudev led the overall fashion strategy across Flipkart, Myntra, and Jabong, as the company’s senior vice-president and its fashion group head.