Speaker's Profile

Suresh Dalai

Senior Director

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) Asia

Suresh Dalai is currently a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) Asia. Dalai has 20+ years of experience leading transformations in retail and consumer businesses, in Asia and the U.S. He has worked for brands such as Ermenegildo Zegna China, Levi Strauss Asia, and Unilever. Dalai specialises in implementing change in the end-to-end retail/consumer value chain – strategic planning, merchandising, omnichannel distribution and logistics, and store operations. He has experience in FMCG, apparel, footwear, and childrenswear.

At A&M, Dalai has led a cost and value transformation program for the SE Asia BU of a global beverages MNC, held Interim COO & Board roles for a PE-backed ~US$600M Indonesian sportswear retailer, and was part of an Interim Turnaround Team for the China BU of a global fast-fashion apparel brand. In these roles, Dalai implemented transformations in how the client teams executed their end-to-end operations, how they organised themselves and collaborated cross-functionally, and how they leveraged technology.

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