US retailer hires Anurup Pruthi as CFO

With plans to open 50 stores in India beginning next year in partnership with Arvind group, US-based speciality children apparel retailer The Children's Place Inc has now roped in former Reliance Retail executive Anurup Pruthi as CFO with a million-dollar pay packet. Pruthi, 46, has over two decades of financial expertise and served as CFO at RIL's $ 2.5 billion retail business. Prior to that, he was with Future Group and has also worked with Burberry PLC and Mexx Europe Holding in the past.

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