CEO Today Asia Awards 2021

CEO TODAY ASIA AWARDS 2021 Malaysia 16 Biyani CEO of Future Retail Group About Rakesh Biyani Mr. Rakesh Biyani is a Managing Director of Future Retail Limited. Mr. Rakesh Biyani is associated with Future Group for over two decades and managed the expansion of the Group’s flagship formats like fbb, Big Bazaar and Central along with supply chain management. He is actively involved in the areas of fashion, category management, retail stores operations of the Group. He is a Commerce Graduate and also done an Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School. Mr. Rakesh Biyani is also instrumental in forming various technology driven processes of retail operation and formation of various joint ventures at group level for ensuring a better product mix and increasing foothold on overall consumption space of Indian retail sector. Mr. Rakesh Biyani into his role as Managing Director will have responsibility of driving the businesses in alignment with the Board’s objectives and enable to strengthen the institutional capacity and ensure seamless execution of the transformation journey. Firm Profile Future Retail operates some of India’s most popular retail chains that inspires trust through innovative offerings, quality products and affordable prices that help customers achieve a better quality of life every day. We serve millions of customers in more than 400 cities in every state of the country through digital platforms and over 1500 stores that cover over 16 million square feet of retail space. Big Bazaar, our flagship chain is regularly ranked among the most trusted retail brands in the country. Our small store neighborhood retail chains, EasyDay Club and Heritage Fresh operates closer to the home of customers and offers member-customers a range of services. At Future Retail we do not wait for the future to unfold itself but create future scenarios in the consumer space and facilitate consumption because consumptionmeans socio-economic development for our customers, employees, shareholders, associates and partners. Our customers will not just get what they need, but also get them where, how and when they need any product or service. We will not just post satisfactory results, we will write success stories. We will not just operate efficiently in the Indian economy, we will evolve it. We will not just spot trends, we will set trends by marrying our understanding of the Indian consumer to their needs of tomorrow. It is this understanding that has underwritten our success and will help us succeed in the future as well. Our Mission • We share the vision and belief that our customers and stakeholders shall be served only by creating and executing future scenarios in the consumption space leading to economic development. www. futureretail . in Rakesh