Shantanu Chakravartty has been tasked with the responsibility of tripling the company’s revenue over the next four years
WHSmith India, the Indian counterpart of British travel retail company, has appointed Shantanu Chakravartty as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director. Chakravartty has been tasked with the responsibility of tripling the company’s revenue over the next four years.
Last year, WHSmith India reached a revenue of Rs 200 crores, strengthened its footprint across major Indian airports. With this new position, Chakravartty’s vision now is to grow the company’s top line to Rs 500 crore in the next three years, as per the official statement.
“With WHSmith, my vision is to grow our store footprint by 5x and create an ecosystem where both business and people thrive. We are currently operating 40 stores in India at various metro stations, airports and university campuses. What motivates me most is knowing that every store we open means more livelihoods, more opportunities,” said Shantanu Chakravartty.
A travel retail professional with over 15 years of experience, Chakravartty’s expertise lies in commercialising transit points and has an understanding of supply chains, passenger behaviour, and merchandising logic. As per the official release, he currently works pro bono as the General Secretary of the Airport Services Association of India.
