Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure behemoth, has appointed Rajiv Suri as the new CEO of its fashion retailing arm.
Suri has over 20 years of leadership experience in the retail sector with a track record of delivering transformational change in a number of organisations, most recently as the CEO Retail at Jashanmal.
Ahmed Galal Ismail, Chief Executive Officer at Majid Al Futtaim – Ventures said: “We are delighted to welcome Rajiv Suri to Majid Al Futtaim. He joins at a time of significant growth and expansion for our retailing arm Majid Al Futtaim – Fashion, having recently launched Abercrombie and Fitch Co. into the market with their Hollister brand, and also the debut of Halston Heritage into the region. We are confident that Rajiv will lead the company to even greater success with these brands and in several exciting opportunities that Majid Al Futtaim – Fashion has in the pipeline.”
Having started his career in Dubai in the late 1980s, Rajiv has been instrumental in the introduction of several brands into new markets including: whilst based in Paris taking Mexx to Italy, Cyprus, Turkey and Morocco; bringing Juicy Couture, Monet & Co and Lucky Brand Jeans to the Middle East; he also headed up the debut of Burberry in India.