Kishor Bhatia is Director of Product - Suiting at Raymond Fine Fabrics, based in India. Raymond is one of the largest vertically and horizontally integrated manufacturers of worsted suiting fabric in the world. Kishor has more than 29 years’ experience in innovation, product management, branding, creative designing, manufacturing and merchandising in textiles.

Through nearly three decades within the apparel industry he has gained extensive knowledge of various product categories using multi-fibres such as wool, polyester, cotton, linens, cashmere, vicuña, paper yarn, mineral fibres, Tencel, Seacell, rose, casein, gold, platinum and silver. He has played a pivotal role in promoting design for sustainability and wellness, as well as the integration of smart fabrics. Kishor sees his purpose within the industry as striving to create brilliance with passion and an innovative approach for the wellbeing of everyone – even in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.