Kishore Biyani
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| Born | August 9, 1961 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality |  Indian |
| Occupation | CEO of Future Group, Managing Director of Pantaloon Retail |
| Spouse | Sangita Biyani |
Kishore Biyani (Born on 9th August, 1961) is the Group CEO of Future Group and Managing Director of Pantaloon Retail. Over the years he has led the emergence of Pantaloon Retail as the leading retailer in the country. While retail continues to form the core business of Future Group, Biyani has led the group to foray into allied businesses across the consumption space.
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[edit] Career
Led by its flagship enterprise, Pantaloons Retail, the group operates around 16,000,000 square feet (1,500,000 m2) of retail space in over 85 cities and towns and 65 rural locations across India. Headquartered in Mumbai (Bombay), Pantaloon Retail employs around 35,000 people and is listed on the Indian stock exchanges.
Future Group’s retail farm follows a multi-format retail strategy and some of its leading formats include, Big Bazaar, Central, Food Bazaar, Pantaloons, Ezone, Home Town and Planet Sports. It also operates popular shopping portal, futurebazaar.com and rural retail chain, Aadhar. Future Group’s other businesses include financial services, insurance, brand development and logistics.
[edit] Philosophy
A staunch believer in the group’s corporate credo, ‘Rewrite Rules, Retain Values,’ Kishore Biyani considers Indianness as the core value driving the group. He recently authored the book, ‘It Happened In India.’He also has philanthropic ventures.
[edit] Personal Life
Kishore Biyani was born in August 1961 and is married to Sangita Biyani. They live in Mumbai with their daughters, Ashni and Avni.
[edit] Awards
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award[1]
- CNBC Indian Business Leaders Awards 2006 The First Generation Entrepreneur of the Year[2]
- Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards 2006 Young Business Leader[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Entrepreneur Of the year Winner 2006, Ernst & Young". http://www.ey.com/IN/en/About-us/Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year/Entrepreneur_Of_the_year_Winner2006.
- ^ "CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards 2006,Network18". http://www.network18online.com/all_news.html#CNBC.
- ^ "Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards 2006 Young Business Leader,IIM Lucknow". http://www.iiml.ac.in/jk.html.
[edit] External links
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- The National, October 15, 2009: The making of India's retail King
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- Forbes, 14 September 2010, Pantaloon's Retail Redo
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