Sunil Gopinath

Sunil Gopinath is an accomplished global technology leader with deep expertise in digital transformation, innovation scaling, and building high performing, people first organizations. He brings extensive global experience in technology and digital transformation, combined with a collaborative leadership approach grounded in trust, empowerment, and a drive for meaningful change. As Chief Executive Officer of Albertsons Companies India, a global technology and innovation center located in Bengaluru, Sunil plays a pivotal role in advancing the company’s mission to enhance how technology elevates the customer experience across Albertsons Companies through proprietary, AI and data driven solutions.

Under his leadership, the Bengaluru GCC is developing scalable technology and digital product capabilities that modernize core systems, integrate data science and artificial intelligence, and accelerate enterprise wide retail transformation to elevate the shopping experience for more than 40 million customers each week.

Prior to joining Albertsons Companies India, Sunil served as CEO of Rakuten India, where he led high performing technology teams and drove large scale digital transformation initiatives. With more than 25 years of global experience across retail, eCommerce, and digital platforms, his career spans both established enterprises and technology innovators, uniquely positioning him to lead Albertsons Companies India as a strategic hub for innovation and global capability development.