Reliance Brands appoints Shivani Goel to lead marketing for luxury portfolio

Shivani Goel joins Reliance Brands as Vice President, Marketing, overseeing India marketing and brand-growth initiatives for labels including HUGO BOSS, Paul & Shark, ZEGNA and TUMI.

— Source published Fri, 21 Aug, 2026, 19:17 IST · First seen Fri, 21 Aug, 2026, 19:28 IST · Source Apparel Resources India

What happened

Reliance Brands Limited · Reliance Brands has appointed Shivani Goel as Associate Vice President, Marketing. She will lead India marketing and brand-growth

Why this matters

The hire reinforces Reliance Brands’ commitment to scaling its luxury platform in India, potentially making it a more capable partner for additional global brand licensing, distribution, or joint-venture deals.

What to watch

  • New senior marketing, CRM, digital commerce or experiential-hospitality hires within Reliance Brands.
  • Luxury brand campaign launches featuring India-specific ambassadors, events or localized storytelling.
  • Expansion announcements for HUGO BOSS, ZEGNA, TUMI or Paul & Shark stores and shop-in-shops.
  • Evidence of unified luxury CRM, private-client programs or cross-brand customer initiatives.
  • Higher marketing activity around festive gifting, wedding demand, international travel and premium mall openings.
  • Create integrated India marketing playbooks while preserving each luxury label's global brand codes.
  • Increase investment in CRM, clienteling, loyalty segmentation and cross-brand affluent-customer insights.
  • Prioritize high-visibility cultural, fashion, sports and hospitality partnerships that can reach Indian luxury consumers.
  • Tie marketing performance to store productivity, full-price sell-through, repeat purchase and new-client acquisition rather than reach alone.
  • Coordinate luxury portfolio campaigns with Reliance's retail, digital and consumer-data capabilities.