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About
Spent roughly two decades in retail and fashion leadership, including COO of Splash India at Landmark Group, Business Head for Forever 21 at Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, and brand head roles for Jack & Jones at Bestseller and international labels at Wadhawan Lifestyle Retail. He also led luxury retail at Sahara India and private labels at the Ashok Piramal Group, and worked as an independent consultant from 2019 to 2025.
Founder at Escape Plan
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Abhinav PathakFounder
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Anuj SinghFounder
Experience
- Escape PlanBuilding Escape Plancurrent2025 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Self EmployedIndependent Consultant2019 — 2025Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Landmark GroupChief Operating Officer-Splash India2017 — 2019Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Madura Fashion & Lifestyle (Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd.)Business Head- FOREVER 212014 — 2017Bangalore India
- Sahara IndiaBusiness Head Luxury Retail : Suroy2013 — 2014mumbai area, india
- BESTSELLERBrand Head : Jack & Jones2011 — 2013Mumbai Area, India
- WADHAWAN LIFESTYLE RETAIL PRIVATE LIMITEDBusiness Head International Brands: Ed Hardy I Adolfo Dominguez2008 — 2011mumbai area, india
- Ashok Piramal GroupHead Private Lables2006 — 2008Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Trent Hypermarket Pvt Ltd-Star Bazaar- A Tata & Tesco EnterpriseCategory Head2004 — 2006Mumbai
- Big Bazaar - Future RetailAssistant manager Kidswear at Pantaloon Retail India Ltd2002 — 2004
Skills & more
Consultancy Services3Start-up Ventures3Start-ups Management1Early-Stage StartupsMarketing Strategy59Leadership24RetailMerchandisingPersonnel Selection5Apparel67Visual Merchandising16Fashion53
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SourcingBrand ManagementBusiness OperationsTeam ManagementMarket ResearchBusiness DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentStrategyLanguages English , Hindi , Kashmiri
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Abhinav Zutshi?
- Spent roughly two decades in retail and fashion leadership, including COO of Splash India at Landmark Group, Business Head for Forever 21 at Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, and brand head roles for Jack & Jones at Bestseller and international labels at Wadhawan Lifestyle Retail. He also led luxury retail at Sahara India and private labels at the Ashok Piramal Group, and worked as an independent consultant from 2019 to 2025.
- Where does Abhinav Zutshi work?
- Abhinav Zutshi is Founder of Escape Plan.
- What companies did Abhinav Zutshi found?
- Abhinav Zutshi founded Escape Plan.
- Where did Abhinav Zutshi go to school?
- Abhinav Zutshi studied at National Institute of Fashion Technology India (Apparel Marketing Merchandise Managment, Apparel Marketing Merchandise Managment); Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (Master's degree, Zoology/Animal Biology); D.B.S. P.G College, Dehradun (MSC Zoology, Specialization in applied ecology).
Same school
Also attended National Institute of Fashion Technology India1
Shared employers
Also worked at Escape Plan4
Also worked at Self Employed210
Vlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesAshish GuptaChairman and Partner at MFV PartnersBrent BlakeVenture Partner at TFX CapitalKristina SimmonsInvestor at Overwater Ventures LlcLucy BradyHead of Product at Giant Ventures Global LlpCarl VogelGeneral Partner at 6th Man Ventures
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