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AMIT BURMAN
Vice Chairman , Dabur India Ltd & Chairman, Lite Bite Foods

Amit Burman is responsible for Dabur India’s foray into processed foods business with the setting up of Dabur Foods Ltd. He stepped down as the CEO of Dabur Foods & has since been appointed as the Vice Chairman of Dabur India Ltd. Amit has also ventured into the food retailing space with
Lite Bite Foods, which manages Food Courts besides operating Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs) and casual dining outlets at a wide range of locations, like malls, offi ce complexes, high streets, highway locations, hospitals, Metros and
airports.

 
ANDREW CORNISH
Managing Director, Manchester Airport PLC

Andrew Cornish, 43, is Managing Director of Manchester Airport PLC and a Group Board Member of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), the owners of East Midlands, Bournemouth and Humberside airports as well as MAN.

Manchester Airport PLC with a turnover of £260m, is currently investing more than £48m in security and retail development as part of a £500m investment programme across the site over the next 10 years. In his role as MD of Manchester Airport, Andrew has overseen organisational changes, focused the business on improving its levels of customer service and also established better partnership working across the airport site.

 
ANISH TRIVEDI
CMD, Banyan Tree Communications

Anish Trivedi is a well known and much sought after compere, theatre personality and socialite. He also runs a successful business as producer of radio and specialized audio programming in India through his company Banyan Tree.

 
AJIT JOSHI
MD & CEO, Infiniti Retail Ltd.

Ajit Joshi has been a part of Retail and Hospitality industry both in India and internationally for over 20 years, specializing in business management, operations strategy, channel development and property management. Ajit has handled a number of portfolios, such as, Spotless Services, Orion Capital Pvt. Ltd., ITC Hotels Ltd. and Les Roches, apart from being the Project Manager at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He was working with Shopper’s Stop as Vice President, Operation prior to joining Infiniti Retail Ltd.

An MBA from the Melbourne Business School, Ajit studied at Cornell University, and did his Hotel Management from Les Roches-Bluches, Switzerland and from Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai.

 
AJOY CHAWLA
Global Business Head, Titan

Responsible for the fl agship brand Titan, The World of Titan and newer ventures like Xylys and Helios, the multi-brand retail venture, Ajoy Chawla is a mechanical engineer from Mumbai and PGDM from IIM Calcutta, who joined the Tata Administrative Services in 1990 and has been with Titan Industries Limited since 1991.

Ajoy has handled key positions across diverse functions like Sales, Retailing, International Operations, Supply Chain Management and Commercial. He was instrumental in launching Fastrack sunglasses & Tommy Hilfi ger watches in India as business head, prior to his current assignment.

 
AKHIL CHATURVEDI
Director, Provogue

Akhil Chaturvedi, 43, Director-Provogue (India) Ltd. is a science graduate and holds a masters degree in Management Studies from S.P. Jain Institute of Management Studies. Akhil leads all retail activities of the Provogue and Promart divisions, driving future expansion plans, sales and operating strategies and other retail business development. He is also on the board of Prozone Liberty International, which is the retail infrastructure arm of Provogue (India) Ltd.

 
ALOK GUPTA
Director, Cafe Coffee Day

Alok Gupta is a Director of Café Coffee Day and his key responsibilities are to guide the Café Coffee Day team to reach 2000 stores in India in the next 4-5 years.
Alok has a rich experience of 21 years that spans across different areas of business, be it Strategy Planning, Operations, Sales or Marketing. CCD & Alok are committed to create coffee culture through the popular café culture.

 
ALOK TANDON
CEO, INOX Leisure Ltd.

As the CEO of INOX Leisure Ltd, Alok is at the helm of INOX’s expansion plans and will concentrate on strengthening the INOX brand on a national scale; making it the fi rst choice in the business of cinema exhibition in India. INOX currently has 28 multiplexes & 101 screens in 20 cities across India & has the largest geographical footprint amongst multiplexes today. An engineer by qualifi cation, Alok has been with INOX for over 8 years and has close to 23 years of work experience in companies such as Hoechst, ITC Welcomgroup & the Oberoi Group.

 
AMBEEK KHEMKA
Group President, Vishal Retail Limited

Ambeek Khemka joined Vishal Retail Limited as Group President in 2008 to strategize & turn around the operations of the company in order to smoothly tide over the global economic slow down effects. Being a serial entrepreneur with an enviable experience of over 17 years, he has successfully re-engineered business processes to achieve optimum outputs at very low costs. His endeavor is to bring about growth, transparency & effi ciency in the company’s operations.

 
ASHWIN PURI
CEO, Pioneer Property Zone

Ashwin Puri is the CEO for the Pioneer Property Zone business (A JV between ICS Realty and OMIGPI SA) with over 9 years experience in the Indian real estate (retail) industry. He has been involved in the conceptualization and execution of 5+ million sq. ft. of pan-India retail
developments. He leads a multi-disciplined team within Property Zone influencing projects from concept level in view with property management &
leasing and handles strategic tenant mix planning and retailer selection.

 
ANURAG SRIVASTAVA
Head-Private Label, Aditya Birla Retail Ltd.

Anurag Srivastava heads the Private Label initiative in the Food & Grocery space for Aditya Birla Retail Limited. An engineer from IIT Kanpur and MBA from IIM Kolkatta, he has over 19 years of varied experience in the FMCG and Retail operations in companies like Pepsi, Unilever and ICI India Limited.

 
HEMANT BAKSHI
Executive Director-Sales & Customer Development, HUL

Hemant Bakshi is currently the Executive Director-Sales & Customer Development for Hindustan Unilever Limited. He did his Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay and his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and has been with Hindustan Unilever ever since.

 
ANISH GOEL
MD, Victorinox India Pvt Ltd

Anish Goel, MD, Victorinox India Pvt Ltd is the driving force behind the success of Victorinox Swiss Army Knives in India. A strategic thinker
with sheer hardwork he has set up seven Victorinox showrooms and many shop-in-shops across India. His latest venture is Basecamp traveller store by
Sasana Enterprises – a family owned business, that houses international travel accessories like Maglite, Laken, DesignGo etc.
With over 25 years of experience in the Indian With over 25 years of experience in the Indian retail industry, Anish has been instrumental in the introduction of luxury product offerings in the nascent Indian markets.

 
ANUJ PURI
Chairman & Country Head, Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj

As Chairman & Country Head of Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj, one of India’s largest premier real estate service providers, Anuj Puri oversees a team
of over 3300 staff in 10 cities across India. With over 18 years of experience ranging from feasibility studies and program requirement derivation to fund and investor sourcing, Anuj has expertise in planning, undertaking demand
assessment studies and transactional services including marketing strategies based on technical real estate market analysis.

 
ANUPAM BANSAL
Director, Liberty Shoes Ltd.

Anupam Bansal graduated in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce and moved into his family business soon after. He learnt the basics of business under his father’s close guidance and also specialised in Footwear Designing from Ars Sutoria, Italy. A keen learner he has trudged through the retail markets in the country to get a fi rst hand feel of the business of retailing. He is spearheading the company’s focus on making the products available at fashion stores around the country.

 
ARUN GUPTA
Customer Care Associate & Group Chief Technology Offi cer, Shoppers Stop Limited

Arun Gupta has been providing IT leadership since 1994 to companies spread across diversifi ed sectors including Pharmaceuticals, Telecom,
Logistics, Merchant Banking & Asset Management, and Shipping. In 2007, he joined Shoppers Stop Limited and is also the Group CIO for K Raheja
Corp. Arun is on The Global CIO 50: IT Leaders Changing the Business World published by Information in June 2009 and has won various awards globally.
He is member on the CIO Advisory Council of India as well as Chairman, Technology Committee of RAI.

 
ARUN MAHAJAN
Managing Director, Style Spa

An ex-banker, Arun Mahajan has been credited with turning around Style Spa and converting into a leading furniture brand across India with a network
of 92 stores in 70 cities in India. One of the fi rst ones to see opportunity in the semi urban markets 40 out of total Style Spa stores are located in these markets. His seven years stint at Style Spa has been marked with smooth transition, high growth and robust business model. His vision is to make Style Spa the most trusted furniture brand in India.

 
ASH KEJRIWAL
Head, European Sales, BI Retail Ltd

Ash is an experienced retailer having been involved in the sale of leather garments, jewellery and, most recently, games software and hardware in the UK and USA.
He has been involved in all aspects of retailing but, being a graduate in computer science, his passion is in management systems, automation and informed decision making through the implementation of IT. As a Chartered Accountant he has worked with many large and small retailers.
He currently heads European Sales for BIRetail Ltd and is UK based.

 
ASHUTOSH BHARADWAJ
C00 , VLCC Personal Care Limited

Ashutosh aged 45 years joined VLCC Group as COO in 2008. A management graduate, Ashutosh has more than 24 years of experience in the FMCG business. In his last stint, he was associated with companies like Cadbury, Perfetti, Rebook, ACME Telepowers and COKE. He has worked across the country in various leadership positions and has developed the reputation of trouble shooting and driving start up operations. An avid golfer and a
traveler, Ashutosh’s extensive experience in operations, and wide experience of domestic and international business is contributing a lot to the rapid growth of the VLCC Group.

 
ASHUTOSH CHAKRADEO
Business Head – Food, Grocery & Supply Chain, Hypercity Retail (India) Ltd

Ashutosh Chakradeo holds a Masters degree in International trade. He has worked with The Bombay Store as a part of their B & M team, for a period of 7 years.
He has also worked for Arcus for 2 years as Category Manager, for their Home Improvement Division. Ashutosh joined Hypercity in 2004 and is currently the business Head - Food and Grocery. He has acquired knowledge and expertise in sourcing of products across Food & Non-Food categories over the last 14 years of working in the retail industry. He has traveled widely through Asia & Europe, in his sourcing management role.

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Dear Colleagues in Retail

I saw a big opportunity in retail in 1991 when Shoppers Stop started. Again I saw a similar opportunity in 1998 to 2000 when we saw the emergence of Future Group which took India by storm. I once again see a great opportunity in the next two years for retailers to emerge strongly and become a great force for the future. This probably is the best opportunity when all of us have learned to cut corners and cost, Mall developers are looking at retailers as partners to give them revenue share options and our Indian consumers are continuing to consume at a higher rate of growth than any other country in the world. With the new government in place and the positive steps that they are taking, we have seen uplift in consumption of all product and services. I don’t remember having seen such congregation of opportunities in the last two decades. Do not miss this opportunity, join all of us at IRF 2009 to learn from each other as to how we can create the best retail environment in India for all stake holders.

B. S. Nagesh
Chairman, India Retail Forum ’09
Customer Care Associate and MD
Shopper’s Stop Ltd.
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