CEO Spotlight: Govind Shrikhande, retailer and cricket buff

They are the people in the driver's seat at India Inc, steering the company on the growth path, motivating staff, managing shareholder expectations and playing brand ambassador. But have you wondered what is it that drives these high achievers and where are they coming from?

Moneycontrol.com helps you get to know some of the chief executives better, through our weekly feature CEO Spotlight, where we get the top bosses to speak about their careers, likes, regrets, vision and aspirations. This week we turn the spotlight on Govind Shrikhande, managing director of Shoppers Stop. Starting as a trainee at textile company Mafatlal, Shrikhande has now spent over a decade driving growth at the department store to hypermarket operator Shoppers Stop. In this interaction with moneycontrol.com, Shrikhande talks on a wide range of issues from his growth from a trainee to MD, future plans, his love for cricket, travel and corporate social responsibility. Shrikhande says the labour unrest in the textile industry in the 80s and his experience of learning the trade at some of Mumbai