Arvind Charanyan V — CEO
A sales and marketing professional with PGDM in Marketing from IIM Lucknow, I have worked with Unilever in India for 6 years and the Flipkart group for 8 years. Currently I lead business for Rocket Growth at Coupang. In my last role, I was the Chief Business Officer at Flipkart Health+, a health tech venture of Flipkart group. Before that, I led the revenue and growth charter for Myntra - aspiring to make Myntra the destination for all things lifestyle in India! Before that, I led the men’s apparel and beauty categories at Myntra. For close to 3.5 years, I led the demand generation charter for smartphones at Flipkart and was successful in making Flipkart the single largest retailer of smartphones in the country. In my last role at HUL, I handled brand building for Vim, HUL's Iconic dishwash brand. Prior to that, I handled the largest modern trade accounts for HUL in Mumbai and Greater Mumbai region. An Electronics and Communication Engineer from the prestigious College of Engineering Guindy Chennai, batch of 2006, I have worked for close to 2 years with a Telecom networking company called Continuous Computing, developing protocol stack solutions for Telecom applications. Specialties: • Strong understanding of ecommerce and category management • Significant experience in handling smartphones category • Knowledge of the Indian FMCG environment • Customer Development – fostering relationships with key customers • Negotiation with Customers • Sales and Distribution management • Developing and executing Micro-marketing plans across channels and customers • Leading large teams, managing change and transitions • Consumer, Customer and Shopper Insights • BTL activation at the Point of Purchase • Brand Strategy, Brand Equity, Media Planning and Brand Activation
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C e-commerce and FMCG growth strategist.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 16 yrs 6 mos
Career Highlights
- Led Flipkart to become India's largest smartphone retailer.
- Drove Myntra's growth as a lifestyle destination.
- Expert in e-commerce and FMCG market strategies.
Work Experience
FirstClub Technology Private Limited
Building FirstClub (11 mos)
Coupang
Vice President - Rocket Growth (1 yr 2 mos)
Flipkart
Vice President at Flipkart & Chief Business Officer - Flipkart Health+ (1 yr 11 mos)
Myntra
Vice President (8 mos)
Senior Director - Head of Revenue & Growth (1 yr 4 mos)
Senior Director, Category Management (6 mos)
Flipkart
Senior Director (1 yr 11 mos)
Director, Mobiles (1 yr 8 mos)
Associate Director (1 yr 5 mos)
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Senior Brand Manager, Household Care (1 yr 1 mo)
Customer Development Manager, Modern Trade (3 yrs 6 mos)
Business Leadership Trainee - Sales & Marketing (11 mos)
Summer Intern - Brand Marketing (2 mos)
Continuous Computing
Software Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Education
PGP at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
B.E. at College of Engineering, Guindy
at Sri Vidya Mandir, Salem Steel Plant Campus, Salem, Tamil Nadu