Ashwin Uppal has joined EssilorLuxottica as Head of Marketing, Greater India, and will be part of the company’s Leadership Team led by Venu Ambati, President, Greater India.
Uppal brings more than 24 years of experience across FMCG, retail, technology, entertainment and alternative assets, with expertise spanning marketing strategy, brand building, sales and innovation. Over his career, he has worked across more than 200 brands in over 100 countries and multiple categories.
Before joining EssilorLuxottica, Uppal served as Global Chief Marketing Officer at RMZ, where he led the group’s global marketing agenda across businesses including real estate, consumer, sports, retail, hospitality, logistics, AI and data centres.
His earlier leadership stints include Reckitt, Godrej Consumer Products, L’Oréal, Jio and Baskin-Robbins, where he worked on brand building and business transformation. He has also been associated with Nestlé and Lowe Lintas earlier in his career, contributing to campaigns for brands including Nescafé, Maggi, Lifebuoy, Idea and Britannia.
Ameya Grover has also joined EssilorLuxottica as Head of Category Planning & Strategy, Greater India, and will be a part of the Leadership Team, headed by Venu Ambati, President- Greater India.
Prior to joining EssilorLuxottica, Ameya was Head of Platform Strategy at JioMart, part of Reliance Retail where she led the platform strategy across JioMart’s Quick Commerce business, defined multi-year growth roadmaps, and drove new business opportunities.
