Ramesh is the Chief Operating Officer of Dubai Duty Free (DDF) and is responsible for all aspects of the company’s operation and reporting to the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO. His responsibilities include both the retail and leisure business of DDF.

Ramesh has previously held a variety of senior positions in the company with responsibility for areas such as Information Technology, Logistics, retail development in both of Dubai’s airports covering over 36,000 square metres of retail space, and the DDF Leisure business through the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel and Irish Village Bar and Restaurant (in two locations). He has been with DDF for over thirty years, and during which time it has grown to be the world’s largest airport retailers in a single location with sales of just under US Dollars 2 billion.