Decathlon Sports India

“The past 16 years in Decathlon have been full of adventures and valuable experiences in different roles in different countries. I was based out of Bangalore and Chennai from 2006 to 2010, following which I moved to Sri Lanka for three years, setting up production in the country. I then moved to Vietnam as the Zone Leader for South East Asia for Knits, based in Ho Chi Minh City from 2013 to 2016. I was in Bangladesh as the Country Leader from 2016 to 2021. Currently, I am happy to be back in India as the Production Director since July 2021. Over these 16 years, I became more and more aware that Human development & Making Sports accessible to the Many has been an integral part of all of the projects that I have had. I've been lucky to work with many wonderfully talented people through my journey. Passion, Values, Sports, Sustainability Projects, and Personal Human experiences have also made me evolve in Human Fundamentals & Management experiences. Decathlon as a company gives you the immense opportunity and exposure to be yourself, dare to take more responsibility & learn from your mistakes to make you a better and stronger person. The Decathlon Family has changed & transformed the lives of many people, be it in production, transforming manufacturing excellence, and most importantly, creating many job opportunities through sports & having a positive impact on 'People and Planet'. I have learned to adapt myself to various contexts & developed many networks with the various stakeholders in the industry. I'm super proud to be back to 'India to Push Strongly our MADE IN INDIA initiative' and be part of this journey to inspire more than 1.3 Billion Indians to practice sports through affordability & accelerating our local products 'Proudly MADE IN INDIA'. ”

“Decathlon’s culture is inclusive, transparent, and challenging, and pushes one to be a better version of themselves. Autonomy and responsibility are what kept me going. Not only at the professional end but also at the personal level. At Decathlon I am allowed to make mistakes and learn from them. I am allowed to dream bigger and achieve better. What kept me going in this professional journey is the everyday challenges we face on the floor. The challenges made me stronger and acted as a catalyst in my professional development. What I also admire about the culture is we have platforms to share our opinions, we are listened to, and take collective decisions. The team of teams mindset is another great thing about the culture. Solidarity is our biggest strength. What I admire the most is how all of us are so diverse, but we work towards the common purpose of making sports accessible to many sustainably. Our people and product are our biggest strengths and this is what makes us unique. The shared interest in sports is what binds us. The country, city & store challenges give us the strength every day to push the limits & make every day a memorable day for our customers and team members. ”