Our client is a well-established diversified group with deep experience in consumer services and digital ventures. They are launching a dedicated footwear arm and seeks a strategic leader to build, scale, and lead this vertical. It is a 0 to 1 journey. As CBO of footwear business, you will be the founding executive, driving vision, growth, and execution.

- Define and drive the vision, mission, and strategic roadmap for the footwear entity. - Lead day-to-day execution, ensuring operational robustness, process scalability, and customer satisfaction. - Create and roll out product innovations, partnerships, and channel strategies for revenue growth. - Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-calibre leadership team across all functions (tech, operations, marketing, supply chain). - Manage financials – budgeting, forecasting, capital allocation, and profitability. - Oversee brand positioning, digital marketing, and customer engagement strategies. - Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies, systems, and processes to enhance efficiency. - Serve as the link between the business, board, investors, and strategic stakeholders. -Strengthen positioning and customer engagement across digital channels. -Identify and implement new technologies and innovations to improve operations -Represent the company with stakeholders, board and strategic partners.

- Qualified CA / MBA from a leading institute. - 15+ years’ experience with significant roles in consumer goods, e-commerce or retail (footwear/leisure sector preferred). - Track record of building and scaling new ventures or business units from scratch. - Strong P&L ownership, analytical rigor, and strategic mindset. - Ability to influence and partner with senior leadership, investors, and external stakeholders.

A founding C-level role in a new business vertical with full strategic and operational ownership, with direct impact on business outcomes.