Leadership
Reliance Retail has appointed Amit Chitnis as Chief Merchandising Officer, effective September 2026, bringing extensive leadership experience across grocery, retail, consumer products, commercial strategy and business transformation.
Before joining Reliance Retail, Amit served as Chief Commercial Officer at Ocado Retail in the UK. Previously, he spent nearly a decade at Tesco, holding senior roles including UK Grocery Director and Director of Trading at Booker Wholesale. He led major grocery categories with significant P&L responsibilities across retail and wholesale operations.
Amit has also worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company, advising retail and consumer businesses on growth strategy, customer proposition, range optimisation, pricing, new market entry and transformation. Earlier in his career, he held commercial and sales roles across the Tata Group.
In his new role, Amit will lead Reliance Retail's category and commercial teams, with P&L accountability across channels and formats, focusing on strengthening the customer proposition for India's grocery shoppers.
CXO TechBOT congratulates Amit Chitnis on his appointment and wishes him continued success in his new leadership role at Reliance Retail.
