Abhijith Neerkaje Joins Falabella India As The New Senior Director - Data And Analytics

* Abhijith Neerkaje is an industry veteran with over 16 years of experience in the technology domain, with a deep focus on product development

Falabella India, the global in-house innovation centre for Falabella has appointed Abhijith Neerkaje as the company’s Senior Director – Data and Analytics. Based out of Falabella’s Bengaluru office, Abhijith will be responsible for leading the entire gamut of data-centric operations for India while executing and managing large-scale, complex, and cross-functional projects.

Abhijith has been roped in by the Latin American retailer to strengthen the Data and Analytics capabilities further and, to grow the Data team extensively. Falabella will continue to build the Data team with premium tech talent in India, accelerating the mission to become a futuristic, data-driven organization with AI embedded in all the platforms, and experiences creating enhanced value for 30 million+ customers across the globe.

“We are on a transformational journey at Falabella and in this evolution, our Data and Analytics capabilities have a pivotal role to play. The way we are reimagining Data at Falabella is unique and, is going to be a gamechanger in serving our customers more seamlessly. We have big aspirations for the data charter and I am certain that Abhijith with his valuable experience will elevate our tech excellence and anchor Falabella’s position as a centre of innovation,” said Ashish Grover, Chief Information Officer, Falabella Group.

“The Data Science ecosystem is advancing rapidly, redefining the ways of doing business, and creating value. At this juncture, I am thrilled to join hands with the great minds at Falabella to lead the data transformation in the organization. Our focus will be to leverage enterprise data across various Falabella businesses to create operational efficiencies and customer delight,” said Abhijith.

Abhijith holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from the PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He pursued his Master’s degree in Instrumentation from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and an MS in Engineering Management degree from MIT Sloan School of Management.

About Falabella

With more than 35 million customers and 130 years of history, Falabella is the leading physical-digital ecosystem in Latin America, through its payment platforms, financial and logistics services, e-commerce and marketplace, leveraged by its extensive network of stores and shopping centres. It is present in 7 countries and employs 107,000 people in the region, India and China. Through its brands Falabella, Sodimac, Tottus, Banco Falabella, Falabella.com, Mallplaza, FPay and the Ikea franchise, the ecosystem works for the purpose of "Simplify and Enjoy life more "