Vishak Kumar
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CEO
Madura Fashion and Lifestyle - ABFRL -
Vishak Kumar is the CEO of Madura Fashion & Lifestyle (MFL) and Whole-time Director of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd., (ABFRL). Vishak has been with the company since 1995 when he joined as a Management Trainee at MFL.
During his 28-year long stint, Vishak has worked across functions and occupied various roles in sales, marketing and retail. Prior to his stint as CEO of Madura, Vishak was the CEO of Aditya Birla Retail Ltd (ABRL), where he was instrumental in transforming and scaling up the “More” Supermarket and Hypermarket business.
Vishak has won multiple accolades for his stellar contribution across all industries that he has worked in, including fashion and retail. Within the ABG umbrella, in 2022, Vishak was honored as “Leader of Leaders” at Aditya Birla Group’s Chairman’s Awards. He was also conferred with the prestigious ‘Aditya Birla Fellow’ title from ABG in 2015.
Vishak is an IIM Bangalore alumnus and a computer engineer from BIT Ranchi. A keen sportsperson, he enjoys playing squash, badminton and tennis.