MAKING IT BIG IN FASHION

From being turned down by Levi Strauss & Co. in a campus placement to being its Managing Director & SVP for South Asia, Middle East, and Africa, the journey of Sanjeev Mohanty is an example of resilience and confidence. His has also been a journey that mirrors the growth of the fashion and retail business in India when the country opened to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

“If you are not embedded into different cultural movements happening across the digital space, you are not passionate about what is happening around retail technology,” says Sanjeev Mohanty, Managing Director & SVP – South Asia, Middle East and Africa, Levi Strauss & Co. He believes that to get the most of an opportunity, one’s mindset is the first that needs to change and adapt. It is then that the passion for the product, for retail technology and the passion to get the best talent will allow a brand to survive and thrive.

Speaking at the Phygital Retail Convention that was hosted in Mumbai between November 10 and 11, Mohanty shared with an eager audience his ideas, his view on where the Indian retail sector stands today in comparison to global counterparts, and his own learnings throughout his career.