Sanjeev Mohanty is Levi’s head of US, Canada operations, Retail News, ET Retail

Levi Strauss & Co. has promoted Sanjeev Mohanty, who has been heading the denim model, also recognized as Levi’s, in India and South Asia-Middle East and Africa, to head its commercial operations in its major marketplaces, the US and Canada.

Mohanty will be the to start with Indian govt in the vogue marketplace to bag this world-wide position, joining a escalating selection of Indians in tech and buyer sectors who are major the operations globally.

“During his tenure with the organization, Sanjeev has confirmed himself to be a dynamic and growth-minded chief. He has strengthened our business and our teams in South Asia, where some of our most significant marketplaces are found, to deliver industry-top outcomes,” said Seth Ellison, main commercial officer, Levi Strauss & Co.

Mohanty will be reporting to Ellison and will relocate to the US for his new part. It is not apparent who will switch him.

“I truly feel deeply humbled and privileged to be supplied this chance to direct the major current market for the business. It will be an honour to function alongside a pretty gifted U.S. and Canada staff, and to embark on this subsequent stage of my job with the organization,” claimed Mohanty.

Just about half of the company’s business will come from the US and Canada. Levi’s described net profits of $4.5 billion for 2020.

Mohanty, who hails from Odisha, joined Levi’s initial in 1999 as a product or service manager. He is credited with Benetton group’s turnaround in India wherever he was handling director of its South Asia functions. Ahead of becoming a member of Levi’s in his most up-to-date stint in 2016, as its running director, he also headed on the internet manner platform Jabong and was concerned in its sale to Flipkart.

In his newest stint, Mohanty has also been given duty for other marketplaces of the San Francisco-headquartered firm around the past number of many years.

Levi’s is existing in additional than 110 countries around the globe by way of a mixture of chain vendors, division retailers and on the web internet sites, and it has a global footprint of about 3,000 brand name-focused retailers and shop-in-retailers.