Arjun
was appointed CEO of Anko Global in 2023 and is responsible for spearheading
Anko’s continued expansion into international markets.
Prior, Arjun was Director of KAS Group Asia from May 2011-July 2023 responsible for driving the sourcing strategy for the Kmart Australia Group and managing the operations of KGA Group in Asia. He was also responsible for overseeing the establishment of the group’s Global Capability Centre in Bangalore, Anko GCC, an innovation and technology services hub that operates as an extension of the Kmart Australia Group.
Arjun is a widely recognized and seasoned retail industry leader with rich experience of over 20 years in the industry. Over these years, his contributions have been instrumental in successfully shaping and executing the merchandising and sourcing strategies of leading retail organizations both on the demand and supply side. Prior, he was associated with Li & Fung, Direct Sourcing Group, Busana Apparel Group and Arvind Mills.
Arjun is based in Gurgaon, India.
About Anko
Global
Anko
Global is a product solution company with a difference that provides retailers
with comprehensive retail solutions to deliver end consumers with affordable
quality on-trend in-house designed products at the lowest price. Anko Global
launched internationally in 2022 and now has customers in Asia, Europe, and
North America.
About
Kmart Group
The Kmart Group,
comprising Kmart and Target, was formed as the Department Stores division in
February 2016 and rebranded to the Kmart Group in November 2018. The division
operates over 460 stores across Australia and New Zealand and employs more than
47,000 team members with $9.9 Bn in revenues. We are one of Australia’s largest
and fastest growing retailers who provide great value and on-trend products
across apparel and general merchandise. In 2019, the group acquired Catch, one
of Australia’s largest online retailers with close to 400 staff, over 45
thousand square metres of warehouse space shipping over 10,000 orders per day