Rajeev Krishnan named as Managing Director of Max Hypermarkets India

Rajeev Krishnan was on 9 August 2016 appointed as the Managing Director of Max Hypermarkets in India with effect from 1 August 2016. Krishnan succeeds Viney Singh, outgoing Managing Director.

However, Singh will continue to be on the Board of the company as a Non-Executive Director.

As managing director, Krishnan will guide and direct the strategy and execution of the Hypermarket & Supermarket business of the SPAR brand in India, and will report to the board of Max Hypermarket, a franchisee of SPAR India.

About Rajeev Krishnan
• Prior to this appointment, Krishnan was the senior advisor for Mckinsey's retail and consumer practices.
• He also worked with Bharti Retail, part of the Bharti Wal-Mart joint venture in India, as an executive vice president and business head of retail operations.
• Krishnan has over 29 years of global experience with retail and consumer background at Target, Wal-Mart & Mckinsey & Company.
• Before Bharti Retail, he was the group VP at Target Corporation in the US and spent 18 years with them.