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Bajaj Consumer Care names Amit Sonwani head of ecommerce
Former Emcure and Plum executive to lead digital and quick commerce strategy
BENGALURU: Amit Sonwani has been appointed head of ecommerce at Bajaj Consumer Care, sharpening the company’s push into digital and quick commerce as online channels reshape India’s consumer market.
Based in Bengaluru, Sonwani will steer the end-to-end ecommerce strategy, with full P&L responsibility. His remit includes accelerating online revenue, strengthening marketplace partnerships and building scalable, profitable growth across platforms amid intensifying competition for digital shelf space.
Before joining Bajaj Consumer Care, Sonwani was head of e-commerce at Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited, where he built the over-the-counter online business from scratch. Earlier, he led key accounts at Plum Goodness, scaling revenues across major marketplaces and quick-commerce platforms while managing cross-functional teams.
His previous roles include leadership stints at Cloudtail India Private Limited and The Himalaya Drug Company, giving him deep exposure to platform economics and execution at scale.
An alumnus of Indian Institute of Management Shillong, Sonwani brings hands-on marketplace expertise as Bajaj Consumer Care looks to deepen its digital footprint in a fast-shifting retail landscape.
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Lululemon picks former Nike executive to be its next chief
Heidi O’Neill, who helped grow Nike into a $45 billion giant, will take the top job in September
CANADA: Lululemon has found its next chief executive, and she comes with serious credentials. The athleisure giant named Heidi O’Neill as its new CEO on Wednesday, ending a search that has left the company running on interim leadership since earlier this year. O’Neill will take charge on September 8, 2026, based out of Vancouver, and will join the board on the same day.
O’Neill brings more than three decades of experience across performance apparel, footwear and sport. The bulk of that time was spent at Nike, where she was a central figure in one of corporate sport’s great growth stories, helping take the company from a $9 billion business to a $45 billion global powerhouse. She oversaw product pipelines, brand strategy and consumer connections, and played a significant role in shaping how Nike spoke to athletes around the world. Earlier in her career, she worked in marketing for the Dockers brand at Levi Strauss. She also brings boardroom experience from Spotify Technology, Hyatt Hotels and Lithia and Driveway.
The board was unequivocal in its enthusiasm. “We selected Heidi because of the breadth of her experience, her demonstrated success delivering breakthrough ideas and initiatives at scale, and her ability to be a knowledgeable change and growth agent,” said Marti Morfitt, executive chair of Lululemon’s board.
O’Neill, for her part, was bullish. “Lululemon is an iconic brand with something rare: genuine guest love, a product ethos rooted in innovation, and a global platform still in the early stages of its potential,” she said. “My job will be to accelerate product breakthroughs, deepen the brand’s cultural relevance, and unlock growth in markets around the world.”
Until she arrives, Meghan Frank and André Maestrini will continue as interim co-CEOs, before returning to their previous senior leadership roles once O’Neill steps in.
Lululemon is betting that a Nike veteran who helped build one of the world’s most powerful sports brands can do something similar for an athleisure label that has genuine love from its customers but is still chasing its full global potential. O’Neill has done it before at scale. The question now is whether she can do it again.
