Maneesh Gaur

Experience

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  Lacoste

  Jan 2001 - Sept 2002

  Regional head - sales and marketing

  managed the strategic geographic region for the business development, operations and profitability of the region, including identifying and appointing franchisees for markets, and managing their sales throughput and profitability.responsibilities included forecasting annual revenue and expenditure budgets, maximization of sales, individual and zonal profitability management, scout and develop new locations commensurate with the image and sales potential, training and development of frontline team to adhere to brand standards. show less

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  Shoppers Stop

  Aug 2004 - Jan 2011

  Head - business development

  shoppers’ stop, a pioneer in retail industry in india, evolved to be one of the largest retail conglomerates in india with portfolio spanning to almost 70% of the wallet share of the consumer, ranging from shoppers stop (department stores), hypercity (hypermarkets), crossword (bookstores), home.stop (home category), et al. international affiliations with nuance group (airport retailing), estee lauder (mac and clinique) (beauty and skincare), mothercare (infant and maternity wear), timezone (entertainment), etc. was instrumental in charting out the expansion opportunities and driving the market leadership position. portfolio demand direct interaction with the managing director and board, and business heads across all formats for optimizing expansion strategies.created “project cent” to identify expansion plan for 100 stores for the organization, and retain leadership position of the brand. show less

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  Marks and Spencer India

  Jan 2011 - Jul 2020

  Head - property and business development

  ensuring m&s's organizational objectives are supported in current and future real estate requirements. pro-actively support the expansion plan to maximize effectiveness and shareholder value by the identification and implementation of business. involved in drawing strategies for market development and penetration through diverse portfolio and supported by business case to drive revenue and cost aspirations.provide leadership and vision to the local regional teams to achieve the organizational objectives. show less

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  PVR Limited

  Jul 2020 - now

  Chief development officer