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  • GMR Kannur Duty Free Services Ltd (GKDFSL)
  • GMR Hospitality & Retail Ltd

Kannur is an important city in the state of Kerala. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur District and situated 518 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. With its high quality beaches, abundant forestry and wildlife, Kannur is a popular tourism destination of Kerala. A significant number of diaspora from the Kannur region works in the Middle East, and Kannur international airport caters to their flying requirements.

KIAL was commissioned on 9 December 2018, and it is the 4th international airport in Kerala, the only State in the country to have 4 international airports. This is the second Greenfield airport in Kerala, built on Public Private Partnership model in an area of about 2,300 acres.

GMR Kannur Duty Free Services Ltd (GKDFSL), a subsidiary of GMR Airports Ltd., has signed a concession agreement with Kannur International Airport Limited to develop, operate, maintain and manage the Duty-Free outlet at Kannur International Airport on an exclusive basis. GMR Airports has a strong track record of creating and delivering world-class airports and airport travel retail offerings including Duty Free outlets at major airports such as Delhi and Hyderabad. GMR airports has partnered with KIAL and are very excited about the potential of Kannur International Airport.

GMR Kannur Duty Free Services Ltd (GKDFSL), has started the operations on 18th Feb, 2021 at international arrivals and will soon commence its operation at International Departures.

GKDFSL (GMR Kannur Duty Free Services Ltd) is committed to becoming one of the Best Travel Retailers in South India by providing unmatched value proposition and enhanced shopping experience to its customers. It will be offering an assortment of some of the world’s finest brands across liquor, perfume, confectionery, tobacco, travel essentials and authentic handpicked souvenirs. GKDFSL hosts over 100 brands in liquor, tobacco, perfumes in multiple variants. Premium brands like Johnny Walker, Glenfiddich, Marlboro, Hugo Boss, Davidoff, Calvin Klein pamper the shoppers with choice and give a wide array of options for a perfect gift to their near and dear. The outlet is ably manned by customer friendly staff with an unmatchable ambience.

Happy shopping at Kannur Duty Free, where prices win hearts!

  • Board of Directors
  • GMR Hospitality & Retail Ltd
Mr. Rajesh Kumar Arora
Mr rajesh Kumar Arora

Mr. Rajesh Arora is currently holding the position of the Chief Executive Officer- Business Development, Joints Ventures and Adjacencies in the holding Company.

In his previous profile at GMR Group, he was Chief Financial Officer of GMR Hyderabad International Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana State. In the said profile, he has made immense contribution to Airports Sector, building robust relations with joint venture partners and contributed significantly towards increasing shareholder's value in these joint ventures. In this role he has also played an important role in M&A activities of the airport sector.

Mr. Rajesh Kumar Arora is a Cost Management Accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Delhi University. He has more than 30 years of professional experience with a successful career and proven track record in Manufacturing and Infrastructure sectors. He served in senior positions in Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals and has rich experience in Corporate Finance & Accounts, Taxation etc.

Mr. Shyam Sundar
Mr Shyam Sundar

Mr. Shyam Sundar Gopalakrishnan is the Deputy CEO at Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL). In this role, he is in charge of Operations, Engineering, Finishes, Commercial Aero & Non Aero and Procurement & Contracts.

Prior to Joining DIAL, Mr. Shyam Sunder was with Microsoft India where he was the Director of the Retail Business for Microsoft in India. His earlier experiences have been with Nokia India, Canon India and Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

An Electronics & Communications Engineer from the University of Mysore, Mr. Shyam Sunder has over 27 years of leadership experience across a variety of industries such as Medical Equipment, Telecom Infrastructure, Office Automation, Consumer Electronics and Retail. His core strengths are in the areas of Building Sustainable Business Ecosystems, Marketing, Brand building & Business Development.

Mr. George Cherian
Mr Shyam Sundar

Mr. George Cherian is holding the position of the Chief Commercial Officer in Hyderabad International airport, Responsible for all key verticals of Retail, Duty Free, F&B, Car Park, Advertising, Lounges, Transport and other services.

He has worked previously with Aer Rianta International, Mumbai Airport, Nuance and Shell. He has made remarkable contributions towards all of the positions & companies worked with and comes with a good market reputation.

Mr. George Cherian is a Management Graduate with a Post Graduate degree in Commerce along with ICWAI (Inter). He has more than 30 years of professional experience with a successful career and proven track record in working within Airports, Retail Operations, Duty Free, Sales and Marketing with a proven track record for driving & achieving commercial success. He is also experienced in working in start-up operations to established brands, skilled in developing strategies to grow business success.

Mr. SGK Kishore

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Mr. Rajesh Kumar Arora

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Mr. Aman Kapoor

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Mr. Mohammed Ismail

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Dr. Kavitha Gudapati

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