US retail major Walmart has appointed its India head Sameer Aggarwal as the chief operating officer of the Sam’s Club unit’s US ecommerce vertical and Anuj Singh as head - category merchandising.

The announcement came after the resignation of executive vice-president (EVP) and chief operating officer (COO) Devendra Chawla.
Devendra had joined Walmart India in July last year from Future Consumer, a part of Kishore Biyani-led Future Group.

Walmart India states, “Devendra Chawla, Executive Vice President and chief operating officer -merchandising, marketing, and e-commerce, has decided to move on to pursue other opportunities outside Walmart India.”

In a tweet Walmart states, “Sameer’s extensive background in e-commerce operations will accelerate SamsClub.com and improve the omni-channel experience for our members.”

Sam’s Club on Thursday states, “Please join us we are welcoming Sameer Aggarwal as the chief operating officer of Sam’s Club US e-commerce.”

Aggarwal had joined Walmart India as its chief strategy and administrative officer in April 2018. Within eight months of joining Walmart India, he was elevated to the role of chief business officer in 2019 and was made the deputy CEO a year after that. He was named the new CEO of Walmart India in April 2020, by replacing Krish Iyer who retired. Aggarwal, a retail veteran, has also worked with Yum Brands in Thailand and UK retailer Sainsbury’s in London.

Anuj Singh has joined the company as head - category merchandising, and will lead category merchandising, merchandise planning and execution and private brands development.

Sam’s Club, the members’ only discount shopping retailer, is named after Walmart founder Sam Walton and is a 60 billion annual business.