Avinash Kumar is a graduate in garment manufacturing technology from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai. He possesses 20 years of experience in apparel quality management, production management and product sourcing and has worked in companies such as Blackberrys, Li & Fung and Richa group. He is exposed to production systems in India, Bangladesh and China. His current area of interest is in the realm of innovation and sustainability of the apparel industry. Avinash is currently the regional head of quality assurance at Max Retail, Landmark group.