10clubhomes names Kavitha Rao as co-founder, chief operating officer.

10clubhomes, a consumer goods brand has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Kavitha Rao as their new co-founder and chief operating officer.

In her new role, Rao will lead various business functions to drive growth and profitability. Additionally, she will spearhead the company’s retail expansion plan across both online and offline channels to scale 10clubhomes in the Indian retail and consumer market.

Commenting on the appointment, Bhavna Suresh, founder, 10clubhomes in a statement said, “When Kavitha and I discovered that we shared the goal of building a homegrown consumer business in the home and kitchen category for India, our shared vision inspired us to join forces. I am thrilled that we have come together, because with Kavitha’s extensive expertise and successful track record in the retail and lifestyle industry, it is going to be a much more enjoyable experience building to disrupt this extremely large opportunity.”

Rao has two decades of leadership experience across various leadership roles in the retail and consumer industry.

Prior to this, Kavitha Rao was the managing director of Accenture’s retail division and has also worked at Ikea for 7.5 years, where she was part of the India management team in their start-up phase in India.