Vakul Agarwal, new vice president of Licious

The readymade Bengaluru-based meat and seafood company appoints new vice president Vakul Agarwal. He has been working in the industry for the past 10 years in the same industry in all different sectors with whole customer satisfaction. He worked in the sectors like E-commerce, consumer internet, and technology. He will be instrumental in devising marketing and product strategy with agile initiatives and prudent risk management.

He will be responsible for the growth of all brand channels. Agarwal states, “Licious presents the rare opportunity of not only building a brand but defining a category that holds much promise. The Indian meats and seafood industry is a $40-billion opportunity. This, when coupled with the vast and varied Indian D2C landscape presents us with an unparalleled opportunity to disrupt and create benchmarks for the industry to follow".

Commenting on the recent role of leadership, Naveen Neerlaje, Head-HR, Licious, states– “As a young company, we are always looking for capable leaders who can unlock the next level of marketing and drive growth for us. Agarwal comes with proven expertise in digital-first businesses and can fine-tune the Licious strategy to accelerate growth as the company expands both its geographical presence and product portfolio.”

Currently, Licious has more than 5000 employees and a major presence across 14 Indian markets, considerably Bengaluru, Hyderabad, NCR, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Kochi, Pondicherry, Vizag, Vijayawada and Kolkata.