Bata India appoints Gunjan Shah as CEO

Gunjan Shah, the former chief commercial officer of Britannia Industries, has been appointed as CEO, Bata India. Gunjan will take over from Sandeep Kataria, who was elevated as the global CEO of Bata Brands in November, and will join Bata in June.

Before moving to Britannia in 2007, Shah has also spent the early stages of his career working with brands such as Asian Paintsand Motorola. Shah, an alumnus of the IIM-Kolkata, has experience working across varied sectors spanning consumer durables, telecom and FMCG. He has played a crucial role in growing the Britannia business, having led several business divisions of the company for more than a decade, a spokesperson is reported to have said.