SADASHIV NAYAK
Sadashiv is a seasoned industry professional with over 30 years of experience across sectors, with a strong background in driving business turnarounds, building brands, pioneering category disruptions and leading enterprise wide transformations..
Sadashiv joined K-12 Lighthouse Learning Group as its CEO in Jan 2024 and is responsible for spearheading the Group’s K-12 school’s portfolio across all the brands, including EuroSchool, Billabong High International School, Centre Point School, and Heritage Group of Schools.
Previously, Sadashiv served as the CEO of Future Retail Ltd., Future Consumer Big Bazaar, where he played a pivotal role in driving growth, profitability, and market leadership. His contributions created the earliest value retail teams in India and transformed the operations to become omni-channel and inclusive to PwD shoppers.
He began with a Sales and Marketing stint in Asian Paints. Subsequently moved on to be part of the brand management team. Joined Hindustan Lever Ltd.in 1996, starting with the project of setting the woodworking adhesives business for their Chemicals Division. Moved on to the Personal Products Marketing team as the Brand Manager for the Hair Oils category.He then took over as the Regional Sales Manager for the Beverages business for the Eastern Region. Joined Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited in 2004 as Head of Operations for the Western Zone. The responsibility was to drive turnover of stores across all existing formats of Big Bazar, Food Bazaar, Pantaloons, Central, Fashion Station etc. and coordinating the expansion within the Western Zone. As CEO – Future Retail Limited , his responsibility was to drive growth across the Big Bazaar & Food Bazaar retail formats of Future Group.
His remarkable experience, particularly in leadership, marketing, sales, and strategic thinking, has consistently proven instrumental in driving organisational success. His ability to navigate complex business landscapes, drive business growth and devise innovative strategies are notable.
A BE- Electronics graduate from the Regional Engineering College of Karnataka, Surathkal , he subsequently completed his post graduation in Marketing from XLRI, Jamshedpur. Sadashiv has been a member of the Facebook Council of India as well as CII committee in Retail and FMCG. Beyond his corporate achievements, he has also mentored several startup founders in EdTech, manufacturing, online marketplaces and ventures in the space of inclusion of PwD.
