James Munson appointed Marks & Spencer India MD

By

Maverick Martins

Published
Apr 11, 2017

Marks & Spencer has announced the appointment of James Munson as managing director of the company. Munson replaces Venu Nair who is leaving Marks & Spencer on April 20 to pursue a new role as chief commercial officer for Trent Limited.

Munson will commence his new role in May and will be responsible to grow Marks & Spencer’s joint venture business in India with Reliance Retail, the company said in a statement.

“We are delighted to appoint James Munson as our new Managing Director for our India business, one of our fastest growing markets. James has extensive retail experience and solid understanding of our India business. We would also like to thank Venu for his contribution to Marks & Spencer over the last 14 years. He leaves with our best wishes for the future," said Jonathan Glenister, Marks & Spencer’s regional director of Europe, India and Greater China.

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.