Tiger in Flipkart's corner: Krishnamurthy led fight against fierce rivalry

Kalyan Krishnamurthy had replaced Binny Bansal, who was elevated to the position of Flipkart group CEO; a year earlier, co-founder Sachin Bansal had been elevated from the CEO's post to chairman's

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India was less than five basis points as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) when Kalyan Raman Krishnamurthy was born on January 12, 1972. Forty six years later, he will help usher in, as chief executive officer of e-commerce giant Flipkart, billions of dollars in investment a result of its deal with Walmart. 

The transaction is in many ways a reflection of a changed India, and the professionals such as Krishnamurthy who are helping bring in that very change. 

In many ways he has been instrumental in attracting the investment at a time when