Gopal Asthana has a comprehensive work experience spanning several companies and roles. Gopal is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Tata CLiQ, a position they have held since 2023. Prior to this, Asthana worked at Nykaa Fashion as the Chief Business Officer from 2019 to 2023. Here, they provided directional leadership for the e-commerce business of Fashion Apparel & Accessories, developed operational strategies, and led the development of a strategic sales plan for retail stores.
Before joining Nykaa Fashion, Asthana held the position of Head: Line of Business - Beauty & Special Projects at Future Group from 2019 to 2019. In this role, they led the Beauty and Fragrances business across the group and was responsible for driving continuous improvements in productivity and profitability.
Asthana's tenure at Shoppers Stop, from 1998 to 2019, consisted of various roles and responsibilities. Gopal held positions such as Executive Vice President: Chief (Buying and Merchandising, Estee Lauder Brands, Travel Retail), Head - Buying & Merchandising, Store Design, Business Head (Estee Lauder Brands), Business Head (Women's wear, Beauty, Watches, Eye wear, Jewelry, Ladies Handbags & Footwear), Trading Head (Beauty, Watches, Eye wear, Jewelry, Ladies Handbags & Footwear, Designer wear), and Category Head: Menswear, Women's wear, Sports, Travel and Luggage. During this time, they played a crucial role in achieving growth and revenue business goals, managing buying and merchandising teams, and leading overall product development processes.
Overall, Asthana's work experience illustrates their expertise in strategic leadership, business development, and operational management in the retail industry.
Gopal Asthana has a Post Graduate Program in Management for Executives (PGPMAX) from the Indian School of Business. Gopal also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electrical Engineering from the Government Engineering College, Jabalpur. Additionally, Gopal has a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification from The ICFAI University. Gopal has also completed a program in Digital Marketing & Analytics from the Indian School of Business.
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Tata CLiQ is the flagship digital commerce initiative of the Tata Group. It is a multi-category e-commerce platform, operating across categories such as Fashion, Footwear, Accessories and Beauty. Tata CLiQ has a unique omnichannel marketplace model offering customers the convenience of quicker delivery (by shipping from store), easy pick-up and returns, across 4,100 + brands and 1,000 stores in 100+ Indian towns and cities. It is also India's definitive destination for exclusive Fashion and Electronics brands. Tata CLiQ was built on the following cultural Pillars Customer and Data Obsession We exist to bring back magic and joy in shopping. For us, every customer is equal. We obsess about every failed promise, learn from it and fix the root cause. Fast and Frugal We are out there to find an alternate way of doing e-commerce. We will experiment a lot, dare to fail frequently, fail fast and fail frugal. Occasionally we will discover exciting new routes driven by these frequent and frugal experiments. Benchmark and Better the Best Build a culture where there is an aversion for a "check the box "attitude. There is a learning and continuous improvement, both for people and processes. Fun and Fulfilment Our non-negotiable focus on #uncomfortabletransparency ensures we do not build any buffers while goals are set. Our goals will be ambitious, demand significant stretch and will be achievable only with meticulous planning. Meritocratic and Caring In building this high-performance culture, we will be respectful, empathetic, and caring about the well-being of our teams. Neither brilliant jerks nor affable underperformers are welcome