Here is all you need to know about Abhishek Ganguly, Agilitilas Sports founder and former Puma MD, have a look at his age, wife and salary
It is reported that Virat Kohli would conclude his eight-year partnership with Puma.
Who is Abhishek Ganguly founder and owner of Agilitilas Sports and ex-Puma MD, biography, age, family, wife, education, salary and net worth
Virat, who began working for the well-known sportswear company in 2017, has apparently decided to leave the organisation and is preparing to join a newly established sportswear company. However, Puma has now come out with a statement debunking the rumors and clarifying Kohli would be continuing with the company.
#ViratKohli is all set to end his 8-year association with @PUMA. Sources tell @blitzkreigm that @imVkohli will join as the brand ambassador of a homegrown company in which he owns a stake.@pumacricket #KingKohli #PumaIndia pic.twitter.com/5iHLZwt0st
— CNBC-TV18 (@CNBCTV18News) February 7, 2024
Kohli was said to take on the job of Brand Ambassador for Agilitas Sports, which will entail additional responsibilities as he will hold equity in the company.
Abhishek Ganguly, the former managing director of Puma India, is the creator of Agilitas Sports, which was founded in 2023. Throughout the last seven years, Ganguly and Kohli have developed a good working rapport. Let us have a look at who Abhishek Ganguly is.
Who is Abhishek Ganguly?
46 year old Abhishek Ganguly, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, is a Business leader with a proven track record of more than twelve years in the Sports, Lifestyle and Retail industry.
Ganguly studied at IIM Lucknow (2000-2002) and did his graduation in mathematics. His marital status, salary at Puma and net worth aren’t known.
Under Ganguly, the company’s sales dwarfed the combined sales of its rivals — Adidas, Nike and Reebok and the company was looking to cross Rs 4000 crore revenue in 2023.
Abhishek Ganguly is the founder of Agilitas Sports, a company founded in 2023 and is the former managing director of Puma who was reported by Balagopalan in the company. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, and a graduate of mathematics.
Abhishek currently resides in Bengaluru, Karnataka, as per his LinkedIn profile. Before becoming the MD, he was the global cricket head. Ahead of that, he worked as a regional manager for Rebook India and sales manager for Godfrey Phillips India.
After leaving Puma last year, Ganguly secured funding for his next project and remained active in the sports industry to launch his new venture with co-founders Atul Bajaj and Amit Prabhu. โน430 crore in funding had also been raised by it.
The German sportswear manufacturer Puma SE announced in 2020 that Ganguly, who had previously served as the company’s managing director for India, would be general manager for Southeast Asia, extending his responsibilities to include major growing countries including Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore.
As director of sales and marketing, Ganguly began working for the sportswear store in India in 2005. He became the company’s MD for India in 2014. Under Ganguly’s leadership, Puma signed major endorsement deals in the sports and lifestyle domain, such as with boxer Mary Kom, cricketer Virat Kohli, and actors Kareena Kapoor and Anushka Sharma. The company also launched an India-specific shopping app while he was leading.
The company’s revenues are attributed to him for increasing them from Rs 600 crore in 2014 to over Rs 3000 crore last year. The company’s store count increased from 150 to over 480 under his leadership.