Bata MD gets ‘Franchise Professional of the Year’ title

Bata’s South Asia Group Managing Director Rajeev Gopalakrishnan was awarded with the ‘Franchise Professional of the Year’ award during ‘World Franchise Congress 2015’, which was organised by Franchise India and PepsiCoIndia in Delhi.

Rajeev Gopalakrishnan, a Bachelor’s degree holder in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kerala, had joined Bata Shoe Organization (BSO) in the year 1990. With a rich experience of 25 years, he has earlier handled positions of Director-Wholesale Channels, Sales and Marketing with Bata International-Canada and Vice President of Bata India Limited in Retail Operations and Wholesale Division.

He has taken Bata India on a high growth trajectory and has articulated and percolated a vision to make Bata India as one of the most admired names in branded footwear and accessories industry. Gopalakrishnan spearheaded Bata India’s retail operations, re-engineered business processes, diversified product offerings while maintaining a strong culture of innovative outlook. He believes in people and focuses on building relationships with internal and external stakeholders of the organization. Currently, Bata is present in about 500 cities of India. It runs over 1450 company-owned and 40 franchise units in the country.