Marks & Spencer Reliance India appointed James Munson as managing director of the company replacing Venu Nair. Munson will commence his new role in May and responsible to grow brand’s joint venture business in India with Reliance Retail.

With 57 stores across 27 cities, India has the largest number of Marks & Spencer stores outside of the UK. The retailer is also growing its online reach across the country via leading fashion platforms Myntra, AJIO and most recently with Amazon.

Munson was appointed as Marks & Spencer Reliance India’s head of retail including responsibilities for supply chain and visual merchandise. In 2014, he was appointed managing director of the Czech Group with responsibility for 48 stores in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, and Estonia.

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