Samsonite Group S.A. announced at the AGM held on June 4, 2026, approved Mr. Timothy Charles Parker has retired as non-executive Director and Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Tom Korbas has retired as independent non-executive Director, with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting (i.e. June 4, 2026) and elect Mr. Sameer Suneja as independent non-executive director for a period of three years expiring upon the holding of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2029. Suneja is currently serving as the Group CEO and Executive Director of Perfetti Van Melle Group B.V., a position he has held since 2013. Prior to his appointment as Group CEO, Suneja served as the Executive Vice President Global Innovations and Business Development of Perfetti Van Melle Group B.V. from 2012 to 2013 and as the Managing Director of
Perfetti Van Melle India Pvt. Ltd. from 2008 to 2012. From 1997 to 2007, Mr. Suneja held various leadership positions in Marketing at Perfetti Van Melle India Pvt. Ltd. and in Italy at Perfetti Van Melle S.p.A. Prior to joining Perfetti Van Melle, Suneja worked as Brand Manager at Frito-Lay India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PepsiCo Inc., as well as Brand Manager at Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd.
Suneja holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics from Hansraj College, University of Delhi and a
Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.