The company has also appointed Marco Agnolin as CEO of Ownd! and SMP of the company with effect from 6 April 2026
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) has notified a series of top-level leadership appointments, including the appointment of Suraj Bahirwani as Chief Executive Officer (designate) of Pantaloons , as part of its broader transition plans.
Bahirwani will serve as CEO (Designate) – Pantaloons and Senior Managerial Personnel (SMP) of the company with effect from 1 April 2026 and as Pantaloons CEO and SMP with effect from 1 October 2026. Sangeeta Tanwani, Pantaloons CEO and Whole-time Director (WTD) and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) of the Company will oversee a planned and phased leadership transition of her role as CEO and will continue to be the brand’s chief executive till 30 September 2026.
From 1 October 2026 till her retirement on 31 January 2027, she will support the Managing Director (MD) on various strategic matters as advisor. She will cease to be the WTD and KMP of the company with effect from closure of business hours of 31 January 2027.
The company has also appointed Marco Agnolin as CEO of Ownd! and SMP of the company with effect from 6 April 2026. In another development, company’s board has appointed Nikhil Modha as Chief Financial Officer (Designate) and SMP with effect from 1 April 2026 and as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and KMP of the company with effect from 1 January 2027.
“Jagdish Bajaj, CFO & KMP of the company, will oversee a planned and phased leadership transition until 31 December 2026. He will retire from the services of the company and will also cease to be CFO and KMP of the company with effect from closure of business hours of 31 December 2026,” the company said in a regulatory filing.
