Ameya Grover Appointed as Head of Category Planning & Strategy, Greater India at EssilorLuxottica

Ameya Grover has been appointed as Head of Category Planning & Strategy, Greater India at EssilorLuxottica. An MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad and a Bachelor of Business Studies in Finance from the University of Delhi, she brings over 13 years of experience across e-commerce, retail and consulting.

Prior to joining EssilorLuxottica, Ameya was associated with Reliance Retail, including as Head – Platform Strategy & Growth and Category Lead at JioMart, where she led customer growth and the FMCG P&L.

Earlier, she spent seven years at Amazon, taking on diverse roles across category, product, payments and sales. Her experience included building India-first businesses from 0 to 1, including Kala Haat and LPG gas booking, as well as scaling established digital commerce businesses. She held roles including Senior Category Manager – Bill Payments, Senior Product Manager – Gift Card, and Category Manager – Junglee.

She began her career at McKinsey & Company, working across strategy and growth engagements. At EssilorLuxottica, she will bring this breadth of experience to her mandate across category planning and strategy in Greater India.