Leading by example.

Alberto Toni joined Bata as Chief Financial Officer in 2016; he is responsible of all aspects of finance management for the company globally.  

Previously, Mr Toni was Chief Financial Officer at Deoleo, world leader in the production and commercialization of the oil of olive. Prior to Deoleo, Mr. Toni has worked  17 years for Heineken fulfilling various senior finance roles internationally. Mr. Toni holds a degree in economics from the Università Cattolica of Milano and he is also a chartered accountant and certified tax advisor.

Luc Valentin joined Bata in December 2018; his career spans over 21 years of experience in HR and Business positions in leading groups with broad international responsibilities

David joined Bata as the Chief Supply Chain Officer in 2021 and is responsible for the Bata end-to-end Global Supply Chain Operations. 

David joins us after a long career in various Supply Chain and Sourcing Leadership roles with international Footwear brands including Nike, Clarks, and Columbia Sportswear and others. Having lived and worked all over Asia David brings with him many years of international supply chain & manufacturing experience. David holds a degree in Statistics and Chinese Language from the University of Minnesota with post graduate studies in the field of Biostatistics.

Arun Chandra Mohan leads Bata's global digital agenda. Key areas are Bata's Omni-channel retail transformation, data analytics, and CRM.

Prior to joining Bata, Arun was Founder & CEO of Jabong.com, a leading multi-brand fashion e-commerce platform in India. He also worked as a Venture Partner with Rocket Internet and as a Consultant with IDC. Arun has lived and worked extensively across Asia, Europe, & Middle East. Arun has an MBA from INSEAD.

Isabelle joined Bata in April 2019 as Chief Marketing Officer, after more than 20 years of international marketing experience in several categories and channels.

Luca Demarchi joined Bata in January 2021 as Chief Information Technology Officer. Luca is an Executive with more than 22 years of experience in Information Technology in international companies.

Kevin has more than 20 years of experience holding various positions of general management, vice president and president in renowned companies such as Nike, Levi’s, Montblanc, Mars Inc., DKSH, and Carter’s/Oshkosh, among others. He has extensive experience across the globe, having lived and worked in South America, USA and Asia.

Since July 2019 Mr. Rajeev Gopalakrishnan leads the Asia-Pacific region (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, China, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) in the capacity of President.

Rajeev has previously lead the high growth ‘Asia South’ region for 5 years.

A Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kerala, his successful run at Bata started over 26 years ago and covered many key roles in almost every part of the world. This rich experience and passion for his work has benefitted not only the company but also the industry at large. Testament to his numerous contributions are various prestigious honours conferred upon him like the ‘EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015’ and‘India’s Most Trusted CEO 2017’ by World Consulting & Research Corporation (WCRC). A self-driven professional, Mr. Gopalakrishnan has taken Bata India on a high growth trajectory. With his strategic bent of mind and ability to spot opportunities, he has articulated and percolated a vision to make Bata India as the most admired name in branded footwear and accessories Industry. He believes in people and focuses on building relationships with internal and external stakeholders of the organization

Gunjan has extensive experience of working across varied sectors spanning Consumer Durables, Telecom and FMCG.

He brings to the table an innate knack for understanding consumers, passion for action, people development experience and clarity of thought and purpose. In his previous role, Gunjan was the Chief Commercial Officer at Britannia Industries. He spent the early stages of his career working with brands such as Asian Paints and Motorola before moving on to Britannia in 2007.

Alberto Errico leads Bata Africa region as President, doubling up as Country Manager for Bata Kenya since Dec 2016.   

He is responsible for driving business in the African continent by being innovative in business ideas that has led to positive business growth, modernization of manufacturing processes that has ended placing the companies in an advantageous competitive positions.  A graduate in Economics and Post Degree Course in “Marketing Management Consumer Markets,                 Mr. Errico has extensive experience in Management,  Marketing and Retailing with leading national and international organizations in Italy and in Asia Pacific where he operated since 1996 before moving to Kenya in January 2013 as Managing Director.  Mr. Errico has had a long and illustrious career with Bata Shoe Organization, spanning for a period of over 20 years, serving in various executive capacities and positions in different countries in the world where Bata Group operates in. Mr. Errico serves on the Board of Directors in the African Bata Companies.

Mr Claudio Alessi career spans 30 years across different continents with Bata.