Bata Appoints Panos Mytaros as Global CEO, Effective September 2025

Bata Group, the multinational footwear giant, has named Panos Mytaros as its new Global Chief Executive Officer, effective 15 September 2025. Mytaros will succeed Sandeep Kataria, who has led the company since 2020.

About Panos Mytaros

Mytaros brings over three decades of global experience in the footwear and leather sector. He joins Bata following a distinguished career at ECCO, the Danish footwear brand, where he held several key leadership roles, including CEO from 2021 to 2024.

His career began after completing university studies in Germany, with a Dutch tannery group. He later moved to ECCO Indonesia, where he served as Tannery Director, before returning to Europe in 2002. There, he played a pivotal role in building the ECCO Leather Group into a globally recognised division within the company.

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Sandeep Kataria's Transformational Tenure

Under Kataria's leadership, Bata navigated a challenging and transformative period marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and rapid shifts in global retail dynamics. The company credited Kataria for steering it through these uncertain times and laying the groundwork for future growth.

About Bata India

Bata operates in more than 70 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and North America, with strategic markets in India, Canada, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Switzerland, Kenya, South Africa, and across Southeast Asia. Its brand portfolio includes popular names such as North Star, Scholl, Bubblegummers, and Power, among others.

India remains one of Bata’s most critical markets, with the company selling nearly 50 million pairs of shoes annually. Bata’s footprint in the country includes a vast retail network of 1,900 stores, encompassing both company-owned and franchise formats.

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