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Vishak Kumar

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Chief Executive Officer at Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Limited
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Vishak Kumar is a veteran leader at Aditya Birla Group, currently serving as CEO of Lifestyle Brands. He joined as a management trainee in 1995 and has since led major brands like Louis Philippe and Peter England. An alumnus of BIT Mesra and IIM Bangalore, he focuses on brand growth and operational efficiency.

Outside of his corporate role, Vishak is a keen sportsperson who enjoys playing squash, badminton, and tennis. His leadership style is deeply influenced by a "servant leadership" philosophy, where he focuses on empowering his teams and building meaningful relationships to help them succeed. He also values staying physically and mentally fit.

He has received multiple internal accolades at Aditya Birla Group, including the "Leader of Leaders" award in 2022 and the prestigious Aditya Birla Fellow title in 2015.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Servant Leadership
Believes a leader's job is to serve their team and make them successful, drawing inspiration from Japanese management styles like Toyota's.
Digital Retail
Focuses on a "phygital" approach and using AI for personalization to engage digitally savvy consumers with short attention spans.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Limited
11-2016
Chief Executive Officer
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.
1-2012 - 10-2016
Chief Executive Officer
Aditya Birla Retail Limited
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Vishak Kumar Appointed CEO of Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Limited. Featured in HR Today
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Vishak Kumar Appointed CEO of Aditya Birla Lifestyle Brands Limited. Featured in Cxolanes
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Education
1989 - 1993
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
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