Akhilesh Prasad leads Reliance Retail’s Fashion &
Lifestyle business, driving strategy, business and expansion for scale &
sustained growth.
Industry veteran with more than 30+ years in Retail in
India, Akhilesh brings rich experience in retail-operations & business leadership
across grocery, telecom and fashion.
Akhilesh joined Trends in 2006 as Head-Operations and went
on to become Chief Operations Officer. He has also worked with Reliance
Webstore Ltd. as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his stint with Reliance, he
worked with brands Weekender, Weekender Kids and Toonworld, as Chief Executive
Officer.
Today he is leading Reliance Retail’s Fashion and Lifestyle
business(F&L) as President and Chief Executive Officer. Under his able
leadership, he has established Reliance F&L business as the largest fashion
business in the country. He has transformed fashion retail landscape in India
through establishing 18+ unique & diversified fashion retail concepts
across Online and Offline channels with over 3,800+ stores in the country.
(Ajio, Trends, Trends Footwear, Azorte, Yousta, GAP, Avantra, Centro, Fashion
Factory, Swadesh etc.)
Akhilesh is an
alumnus of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and has acquired Economics (Hons) and
went on to do his Post graduation from Delhi school of Economics.
Akhilesh’s wife, Indira is a Homemaker and they have a son,
Surya. Akhilesh likes to travel and has driven across the length and breadth of
the country. He is particularly fond of wild life & nature.