Mr. Gopalakrishnan Sankar,
Chief Executive,
Reliance Footprint

Mr. Sankar holds a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering with distinction from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, and a PG Diploma in Management with significant electives in Marketing and Finance from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Mr. Sankar has more than 25 years of business experience. He also has considerable experience in strategising and driving business expansions, implementing various operating models and has also done start-ups.

Mr. Sankar is currently the CEO at Reliance Footprint Limited and Reliance Living (Furniture and Home Products) for the last 8 years. His prior stints include being a Managing Director – Lifestyle International Private Ltd (Landmark group company) from Jan 2005 to May 2006, Managing Director – Tesco India Sourcing (South Asia), Director – Tesco Stores Hong Kong from May 2000 to Dec 2004, Regional Director – Arvind Worldwide Inc, UK, Managing Director – Lauffenmuhle, Germany (a subsidiary of Arvind Mills Ltd) from May 1997 to Feb 2000 and Vice-President – European Operations of Coats Viyella, Manchester from May 1993 to April 1997.

Prior to 1993, he held various positions in Madura Coats in India after joining the company in 1987 straight from the campus of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad which is India’s premier management institute since inception.