Sumeet Nath

About Sumeet Nath

To create a world class company supplying home furnishings and floor coverings to top retailers across the globe.

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   Raj Group

   Apr 1992 — Present · Panipat, IN

   Master craftsmen at Raj Group have created the world\'s most beautiful carpets from their workshops in Panipat, India since 1939. Today, they serve a client base of over 250 long term accounts in the US, UK, Germany, France and throughout Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. Raj distinguishes itself through their US and UK Designer Collaborations, who draw color and trend direction from around the world to produce 10 stand alone collections annually. After three generations, Raj is a staple at premier flooring trade shows selling their products worldwide via all major distribution channels including print, online and retail outlets as varied as boutiques, designer show rooms and big box stores.Raj maintains a presence in both the luxury and mass markets offering floor covering solutions like carpets, durries, scatter rugs and floor cushions. Over the years they have grown to become reputed providers of decorative pillows, poufs, bath mats, throws, window treatments and table top textiles. From large productions to smaller batch made-by-hand products, highly-skilled workers in Raj\'s campus of factories embrace each task with the benefit of traditional techniques as well as the latest advancements in tufting, weaving and automated printing machines. Raj sources the highest quality and most innovative materials like fine wools from New Zealand as well as polypropylene and PET fiber (made from recycled water bottles), which help them to create their indoor/outdoor program and solutions for high-traffic areas.Social responsibility is a core value at Raj, both for its employees as well as the environment. Raj is committed to environmental and social initiatives focusing on natural and sustainable materials using locally grown materials with fast-growing cycles and non-toxic dyes. They are also a proud member supporting RUGMARK and GoodWeave, standing against child labor and promoting products made in India.

Education

• Comair Aviation, Florida, USA

  Private Pilots license and Instruments Rating

  1997 — 1997

• The Doon School

  Commerce and accounts

  1984 — 1990

• St. Stephen's College, New Delhi

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1990 — 1993

Skills

• Design
• Flooring
• Rugs
• Retail
• Apparel
• Trade Shows
• Product Development
• Carpet
• Sustainability
• Textile Design
• Styling
• Window Treatments
• Textiles
• Textile Industry
• Weaving
• Fashion
• Business Strategy