Mr.
Vineet Gautam’s career has been characterized by inspiring accomplishments. A
retail virtuoso, Vineet Gautam is currently the Chief Executive officer (CEO)
& Country Head of BESTSELLER India; the leading Danish clothing company
which operates largely throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Canada. In
India, BESTSELLER is present under the brand names: JACK & JONES, VERO
MODA, ONLY and SELECTED Homme.
He
augments his current designation with his expertise in retail industry, fashion
retail background and education. Mr. Gautam joined BESTSELLER in January 2010
and is leading the business and strategy for the brands in India. In a span of 13
years, Vineet has been able to take the company from 15 doors to 1600 + doors.
The fashion retail industry is competitive and a place to display strength and
power complemented with understanding and foresight, qualities which Mr. Gautam
excels at.
His
forte includes operations to Marketing to Brand Management and Business
development. Mr. Vineet envisions BESTSELLER India to be the largest fashion
retailer of the country by 2025.
Prior to
assuming his current role, Mr. Gautam led the team at United Colors of Benetton
and handled retail and business development for all brands under UCB. He also
headed the retail vertical for Idea Cellular where he had implemented the
complete retail strategy for the Telecom giant. He has also worked for Wills
Lifestyle as Operations Manager, Café Coffee Day, Domino’s Pizza and Nirula’s.
A Hotel Management Graduate from IHM-Delhi; he has over 20 years of experience
in the Retail sector.
Aiming
for BESTSELLER to be India’s topmost fashion retail company, Mr. Gautam
believes in facing each new challenge with grit, dignity and humility. In his
free time, Mr. Gautam loves to indulge in photography, adventure sports and
formula 1.