Kishu Tirathrai
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Tan Sri Kishu Tirathrai is a prominent Malaysian businessman of Indian descent. He more best known for his textile business as the chairman and managing director of the famous Globe Silk Store.
He is credited with the consolidation and expansion of a family business – the Globe Silk Store – into a household name. He presently leads the Tirathrai Group of Companies which have diversified from textile and apparel merchandising and retailing into manufacturing and real estate development.
Tan Sri Kishu has served the Public Sector in various capacities :
Tan Sri Kishu also served as a director of the Malaysian Industrial Development Corporation (MIDF), Sampoorna Holdings Bhd. and the Kuala Lumpur City ASMIC Unit Trust Management Bhd.
As a firm believer in “win-win” business relationships, Tan Sri Kishu used the Globe Silk Store as the first example of a company practicing ‘smart partnership’ – a term which he actually coined. Tan Sri Kishu was one of the key players behind the first Langkawi International Smart Partnership Dialogue and has been an active participant and member of the Joint Executive Group (JEG) since, both in Langkawi
and in Southern Africa.
He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Management prestigious Court of Fellows. He is the patron of the Educational, Welfare & Research Foundation Malaysia.
He was recently selected to be part of the high-level corporate advisory council set up to help steer the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) in south Johor
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Tan Sri Krishi Tiratai was sentenced to 3-months jail for contempt of court. Kishu, his wife Puan Sri Mona Kishu and two sons, Vinod and Bushan, were found guilty of interfering and obstructing an order of sale for their shop building in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur. In 2005, the Globe Silk Store closed down after 75 years in business. Many disgruntled workers stage a picket in front of the shop store because they were not given their wages.
He is credited with the consolidation and expansion of a family business – the Globe Silk Store – into a household name. He presently leads the Tirathrai Group of Companies which have diversified from textile and apparel merchandising and retailing into manufacturing and real estate development.
Tan Sri Kishu has served the Public Sector in various capacities :
- Director of Bank Negara MalaysiaBank Negara MalaysiaBank Negara Malaysia is the Malaysian central bank. Established on January 26, 1959 as the Bank Negara Malaya, its main purpose was to issue currency, act as banker and adviser to the Government of Malaysia and regulate the country's credit situation...
- Director of the National Productivity Corporation
- Director of the Malaysian Industry – Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT).
- Founding Chairman of the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE)
- Exco Member of the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation.
Tan Sri Kishu also served as a director of the Malaysian Industrial Development Corporation (MIDF), Sampoorna Holdings Bhd. and the Kuala Lumpur City ASMIC Unit Trust Management Bhd.
As a firm believer in “win-win” business relationships, Tan Sri Kishu used the Globe Silk Store as the first example of a company practicing ‘smart partnership’ – a term which he actually coined. Tan Sri Kishu was one of the key players behind the first Langkawi International Smart Partnership Dialogue and has been an active participant and member of the Joint Executive Group (JEG) since, both in Langkawi
Langkawi
Langkawi, officially known as Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah is an archipelago of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah, which is adjacent to the Thai border...
and in Southern Africa.
He is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Management prestigious Court of Fellows. He is the patron of the Educational, Welfare & Research Foundation Malaysia.
He was recently selected to be part of the high-level corporate advisory council set up to help steer the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) in south Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...
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Tan Sri Krishi Tiratai was sentenced to 3-months jail for contempt of court. Kishu, his wife Puan Sri Mona Kishu and two sons, Vinod and Bushan, were found guilty of interfering and obstructing an order of sale for their shop building in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur. In 2005, the Globe Silk Store closed down after 75 years in business. Many disgruntled workers stage a picket in front of the shop store because they were not given their wages.