B.S. NAGESH

Kaya Limited

Mr. B.S. Nagesh is the Non-Executive Chairman of Shoppers Stop Limited and an independent director of Kaya Limited.

He is the Founder of a not-for-profit organization called TRRAIN (Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India).

He has been involved with Shoppers Stop since its inception in 1991 as the first employee. Today Shoppers Stop is the leading department store chain in India with 87 stores across the country. Nagesh has contributed significantly in ushering modern retailing in the country.

He stepped out of the role of MD in Shoppers Stop Limited in 2009 at the age of 50 to start TRRAIN to fulfill his personal belief of 25 years of learning, 25 years of earning, and 25 years of returning. He also founded the Retailers Association of India in 2004. He stepped out of the Chairman’s role in September 2020 after serving RAI for 16 years.

Mr. Nagesh has been recognized as an iconic retailer and was inducted into the World Retail Hall of Fame 2008 at the World Retail Congress 2008 conducted in Barcelona. With his induction into the World Retail Hall of Fame 2008, Mr. Nagesh is the first Asian retailer to take a significant place alongside more than 100 stalwarts of the global retail industry.
He is the recipient of the Hellen Keller Award for being a role model in creating livelihood for Persons with Disability. He is also nominated as an Ashoka Fellow.