Pangaia appoints first group CEO shortly after announcing expansion into food vertical

Pangaia has appointed Krishna Nikhil as its first Group Chief Executive Officer, shortly following the announcement that it is expanding into food.

Nikhil joins the company from Canada-based luxury e-commerce platform Ssense, where he held the position of Chief Merchandising Officer and Chief Marketing Officer and helped scale the retailer. Prior to this he worked in a number of consumer-facing companies, and also holds a master’s degree in biomaterials and biomedical engineering.

He will start his new position at Pangaia from 1 April 2022.

The announcement of a new CEO follows the company's launch of Pangaia Health, its new food vertical. The first product on the market is its Super Super Bar, a plant-based energy bar, which launched in two flavours on 24 March.

Nikhil told WWD that he had watched the rise of Pangaia and is "thrilled" to join the company now. In his new role he will focus on supporting the company's material innovation, as well as entries into new verticals and channels.

Christine Goulay, Pangaia's Global Director of Science joined TheIndustry.fashion for an episode of the InConversation podcast to discuss the brand's rapid rise and how transparency and collaboration, combined with science and creativity, will lead to a better future for the fashion industry.