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The Indian Entrepreneur Disrupting the Global Sourcing Industry

PDS Limited founder Pallak Seth has created a next-generation sourcing platform used by brands like Zara and Gap, challenging the dominance of Hong Kong supply chain management giants.
Pallak Seth
Pallak Seth is the founder and executive vice chairman of the Mumbai-listed, Hong Kong-based sourcing company PDS Limited. (Pallak Seth)

Pallak Seth arrived in Hong Kong in 1999 with $250,000 from his father to establish his own business, alongside the family’s garment factory in India. Keen to source new product categories from China and to serve clients introduced by his father, he set about establishing relationships with factories there, offering differentiated fashion products to retailers across Europe. Six years later, Seth teamed up with Sunny Malhotra, his first hire, and the duo never looked back.

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