Kishu Tirathrai

Who is Kishu Tirathrai?

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 :

Director of Bank Negara Malaysia

Director of the National Productivity Corporation

Director of the Malaysian Industry – Government Group for High Technology.

Founding Chairman of the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation

Exco Member of the Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation.

Tan Sri Kishu also served as a director of the Malaysian Industrial Development Corporation, 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 since, both in Langkawi and in Southern Africa.