Thursday, October 29, 2009

Sheetal A Mafatlal - Sheetal Mafatlal founded Mafatlal Luxury (P) Ltd. in 2005


Sheetal A Mafatlal

Sheetal Mafatlal founded Mafatlal Luxury (P) Ltd. in 2005 when the Mafatlal group decided to make a strategic foray into Luxury retailing.

The Mafatlal Group has a history of over 100 years and has a business presence in several industries that range from textiles, chemicals, financial services and retail.

Mafatlal Luxury has a partnership with Valentino Fashion Group and opened the first Valentino boutique in New Delhi in August’ 06.

Sheetal Mafatlal is President of Mafatlal Luxury and has degrees in finance and law.

She is also President of Mafatlal Home Products Ltd., a company which manufactures and retails Modular Kitchen and Furniture. Mafatlal Home Products has 21 franchisees all over India.

She was profiled in Time Magazine as India’s Fashion Retail Pioneer. (copy enclosed)


She has been invited by Altagamma (The Experience of Excellence in India) in November ‘ 06 to give a speech on the Indian consumer and how they have evolved.



The prominent speakers were:-

Leonardo Ferragamo – Chairman of Altagamma & Chairman of Ferragamo
Alan Friedman – Head of FBC Television – London
Ermenegildo Zegna - Chief Executive Officer of Zegna Group
Joey Kaempfer – Chairman McArthurGlen
Francesco Trapani – CEO, Bulgari
Kamal Nath – Minister of Commerce and Industries, Government of India
Roberto Formigoni – Governor of Lombardia
Sen. Milos Budin – Vice Governor of the minister of International Commerce in the Italian Government
Maria Cristina Buccellati – Brand Image & Public Relations in GianMaria Buccellati Group


She has also been invited by Milan Fashion Global Summit to give a speech on Can European Lifestyle Brands Conquer Emerging Markets in November ’06. She was interviewed in financial newspaper on emerging markets

The other eminent speakers at the Fashion Global Summit were:

Mohamed Al Fayed (Chairman and Owner, Harrods – gave the opening speech)
Matteo Morzotto – President Valentino Fashion Group SPA.
Diego Della Valle (Chairman and CEO, Tod’s Spa)
Norman Foster (Chairman, Foster and Partners)
Adrian Zecha (Founder and Chairman, Aman Resorts International)
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (Chairman, CEO Ferrari, President, Fiat) etc…

She is on the list of 100 young Indian achievers for 2007 (copy enclosed)
She is on the list of the 50 most powerful people in Indian retail for 2007

She was invited as a panelist on CNBC-TV18 Understanding the Affluent Mindset.

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