The Future Group employs over 30,000 people and was counted among 15 best employers in India in a survey conducted by Hewitt Associates in 2007 in association with The Economic Times.

The Group has developed a strong senior management team with cross-functional expertise in multiple businesses and is led by its Founder and Group CEO, Kishore Biyani.

Kishore Biyani founded Pantaloons in 1997, followed by a number of popular retail formats including Big Bazaar, Central, Food Bazaar, Brand Factory and Home Town, that now cater to almost the entire consumption basket of a wide cross-section of Indian consumers.

In the recent years, Kishore Biyani has led the group’s transformation into one of India’s leading business houses with presence in capital, consumer finance, insurance, brand development, retail real estate development and logistics.

A staunch believer in the group’s corporate credo, ‘Rewrite Rules, Retain Values,’ Kishore Biyani considers Indianness as the core value driving the group. He was recently awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 in the Services Sector and the Lakshmipat Singhania - IIM Lucknow Young Business Leader Award by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2006. He was also awarded the CNBC First Generation Entrepreneur of the Year 2006.

Kishore Biyani was born in August 1961 and is married to Sangita and they have two daughters. He recently authored a book, ‘It Happened In India’ that captures his entrepreneurial journey and the growth of modern retailing in India.