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

Saadi joined Bata as Chief Supply Chain Officer in 2018, after a long career that spans over international brands of the Fashion industry such as Foot Locker or Levi Strauss.

Arun Chandra Mohan leads Bata's global digital agenda as well as global Merchandising functions.

In the digital agenda, Arun leads Bata's Omni-channel retail transformation, data analytics, and CRM. In the Merchandising agenda, Arun is responsible for assortment & pricing strategy and execution globally. 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.

Roberto Longo’s career spans 40 years across different continents with Bata Shoe Organisation.

Longo joined the firm in 1976 at Bata Italy and has been successful across many diverse areas, including Retail, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Products, Logistics, Imports, and Marketing.
He worked with the late CEO Mr T.J. Bata in Toronto Canada, as Vice President Retail developing many worldwide common initiatives, corporate campaigns, merchandising and operation training courses, and global sales incentives. He was subsequently tasked with the overall responsibility of SEA countries as a Group Managing Director of Bata International Group East. Longo was made European President in 2005, and President of Latin America in 2008. Longo was reappointed as the European President in 2010, introducing new store concepts and creating synergies among the European operations.  Previously, as the President of Customer Service, based in Lausanne, he spearheaded the new Bata Club, enhanced the Merchandising & Store operations processes, and initiated Global Sales Incentives. In 2016, Longo was made the President of Asia Pacific business, overseeing the entire business operations of Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, China, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand and Pakistan. From July 2019 Longo is President Latam, covering Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru and Mexico. Companies in Latam include the retail network of over 800 stores, wholesale and catalogue business.

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

Sandeep joined Bata in July 2017 as Country Manager of India after a successful career spanning 2 decades in consumer goods and telecommunications. 

Prior to taking over the charge of Bata India Ltd, Mr Kataria was at Vodafone India as chief commercial officer. The IIT-Delhi and XLRI Jamshedpur alumnus has also held top sales and marketing posts at Yum! Brands, KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. His longest stint of more than 17 years has been at the consumer goods company, Unilever, where he was responsible for building and managing Indian and global markets. At Bata India Ltd, Mr Kataria has been tasked with the transformation of the footwear giant into a modern, contemporary brand for generations to come.In July 2019 Sandeep has been appointed President of the newly‐formed India region and is member of the Executive Committee.

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.