Murali Lanka named COO of Walmart's Indian unit

October 24, 2014 12:28

The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc today named Murali Lanka as the chief operations officer of its Indian subsidiary with effect from December 1.

Lanka will lead store operations, sales and business development, membership and marketing and asset protection functions for the Best Price Modern Wholesale stores, Wal-Mart India, the wholly owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc, it said in a statement.

He will report to Krish Iyer, president and CEO, Wal-Mart India. Announcing the appointment, Iyer said, "His depth of knowledge and global experience will bring a fresh perspective to our business. He is a veteran at Wal-Mart with almost 25 years in the company."

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