Madhavan Sekar

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India18 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 18 years of experience in retail and consumer ecosystem.
  • Led digital transformation initiatives across multiple sectors.
  • Expert in building and scaling digital-first brands.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Fintech and E-Commerce with a strong focus on brand strategy and digital transformation.

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Business DevelopmentCompetitive AnalysisConsumer BehaviorE-CommerceFMCGInformation TechnologyKey Account ManagementMarketing StrategySalesSales OperationsSocial MediaStrategic CommunicationsStrategyTeam Management

About

Madhavan is an seasoned business and marketing leader with over 18 years of experience driving transformation across India's retail and consumer ecosystem. With stints across food, fashion , fintech across companies like Amazon , Reliance Retail , Britannnia Industries, TCS, Coats pls , Madhavan has led initiatives that have scaled new businesses , revatilized legacy brands and digitalized traditional retail at national scale. accomplished.Currently building Amazon Pay in India. Built a deep foundation in brand stewardship and consumer behaviour having led some of India's most loved brands such as Good day , Tiger, Treat, Bourbon at Britannia , delivering category-leading growth and innovation. Expertise in building Digital 1st brands across Reliance Retail with creation of 60+ digital fashion brands to refined the value ecommerce play and spearhead the digital transformation of small retailers through the AJIO business and Jio Mart fashion platform - scaling the initiative from pilot phase to over 2500 Cr+ in turnover. Spearheaded the creation of the biggest Omni-channel play in Fashion & Lifestyle with Jio Mart Fashion retail stores and Built an Ecommerce start-up in Fashion & lifestyle from 0 to 1 to 10 to 100 and onwards to Mega scale. Expertise in un-locking price-pack architecture to drive channel pack strategy across Quick commerce, GT , MT as well as nnovation approach to drive share gain, new brand portfolio creation in cluttered markets. Madhavan's leadership blends commercial acumen, consumer 1st approach , digital led strategy and purpose driven inclusive approach by empowering people for impact. Well versed with sales, marketing , supply chain and technology actions across the organization to deliver outsized business and brand outcomes.

Experience

Amazon

2 roles

Head of Marketing - Amazon Pay

Promoted

May 2025Present · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Building Amazon Pay

Category Leader UPI @Amazon Pay

Mar 2024May 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Building Amazon Pay as a trusted, convenient and rewarding payments experience

Saj food products (p) ltd - bisk farm

Sr Vice President - Head of Mktng

Jan 2024Feb 2024 · 1 mo · On-site

  • Leading the Transformation of a legacy powerhouse to a new -age Food giant with a global footprint. Reporting to the Promoters and the Board in this transformation journey.

Reliance retail

2 roles

Ass. Vice President - Fashion & Lifestyle, New commerce ( Reliance Retail)

Promoted

Oct 2021Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Driving the digital transformation of India's fashion ecosystem across B2C , B2B and B2B2C models.
  • Lead the marketing efforts for AJIO business to make it most loved brand amongst consumers.
  • Built a scalable B2B2C model empowering 50,000+ small retailers.
  • Built 60+ mass market fashion brands with a brand portfolio strategy for scale and distribution foray for Reliance retail
  • Partnered with technology, product and data teams to lead the launch of digital apps and ML based recommendations platforms.
  • Mentored emerging leaders and cross functional teams across marketing , sales and operations. Part of the Reliance Retail Leadership Academy

General Manager - Head of Marketing at AJIO Business

Apr 2019Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Lead the marketing and alliances team for AJIO business, a Reliance Retail Ecommerce venture.

Britannia industries limited

6 roles

Group Product Manager - Premium Creams & Chocolate Innovations

Promoted

Feb 2018Apr 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Spearheaded the Brand Britannia 100 yrs campaign media management efforts across mediums - one of the biggest campaigns ever by the Britannia till that point. Led the campaign creation and execution for the Iconic 'Britannia Khao World cup Jao' campaign for 2019 World cup as part of Brand Britannia team.
  • Completely re-hauled the Britannia gifting portfolio by making it consumer centric and introducing multiple new pack formats to turn-around a business in multiple year decline.
  • Responsible for the Multiple new launches and innovations pipeline for Britannia's foray into chocolate innovations and premium cream business. Launched new chocolate formats like Treat Stars, Treat Burst , relaunched Pure Magic through portfolio unification with multiple innovations and Scale up Britannia Bourbon by re-invigorating the core with successful brand revamp.

Group Product Manager - Britannia Good Day

Jul 2016Jan 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Manage the full portfolio of core Good Day , the largest brand in the Britannia stable.

Product Mgr - Britannia Good day

Promoted

Feb 2015Jun 2016 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Product Mgr for Good day - largest brand of Britannia

Product Manager

Jun 2013Jan 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Product Mgr for Britannia Tiger

Area Sales Manager

Promoted

May 2012May 2013 · 1 yr

  • Worked as ASM for various pilot sales projects apart from turning around Bangalore metro from de-growth to 21% year on year growth .Held and expanded market leadership in an intensely competitive market scenario. Integrated dairy and bakery business in Bangalore & karnataka. Rolled out CRS system & streamline billing & improved distributor ROI by 2% points.
  • Implemented best in class coverage projects working with AT Kerney and External agencies to implement geo-tagging based outlet expansion and route re-engineering programme. Rolled out split routes and route to market.
  • Being in head office location as ASM for Britannia , partnered for multiple pilots with trade marketing team like trade spends management ( efficiency & Input -output equations ) to design effective spends programme , Ideal delivery system (visited across company distributors to map distributor spends on all heads & designed most effective SOP) , piloted ZDI & shared salesman models with distributors and regional connect for key brand GTMs.

Area Sales Manager

Jan 2011Apr 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Adjusted "Role Model" ASM for the year for Britannia Industries Ltd. One amongst top 2 in entire ASM team.
  • Key achievements included : Increased rural coverage district wise through hub & spoke model and direct distribution through van coverage to gain ND of 2% points. Handling large team of 9 TSIs 3 SOs and 35 PSMs to drive business volumes , NSV and profitability.
  • Executing new launch of Britannia Cookies to gain 3% point MS in the 2nd month of launch

Madura coats

Area Sales Mgr

May 2009Feb 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos · Noida Area, India

  • My Responsibilities included Institutional Sales & dealer yearly sales & collection. Branch management and Key Account Management with global retailers like Adidas, Puma etc.

Ashoka foundation

Pro bono | Board representative on Digital initiatives

Apr 2009Jun 2009 · 2 mos

  • Volunteer involved with developing and implementing online positioning and communication strategy for India and Sri Lanka sites of Ashoka Foundation.

Saint-gobain

Summer Intern

May 2008Jun 2008 · 1 mo

  • Market development by increasing brand visibility & distribution of Non Woven Business (Scotch Brite) in the North region

Tata consultancy services

Assistant Systems Engineer

Aug 2005Jun 2007 · 1 yr 10 mos

Santhani financial services

Board Member

Jan 2005Dec 2023 · 18 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Board member of privately owned financial inclusion business focused on consumer finance, innovative financial products, one of the 1st integrated financial products distribution houses..
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Education

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Certificate course — Public Policy Analysis

Nov 2022Mar 2023

SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

MBA — Marketing

Jan 2007Jan 2009

National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Engineering

Jan 2001Jan 2005

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