Ramesh Cidambi Managing director, Dubai Duty Free Follow us Follow on Google News Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Follow on X Follow on LinkedIn Cidambi was appointed MD of Dubai Duty Free effective June 1, 2024. He joined Dubai Duty Free in 1988, initially heading its IT division, and later rose through the ranks to serve as chief operating officer for eight years. Under his leadership, in August, the company recorded Dhs646.23m in monthly sales — a new August record, up 15 per cent year-on-year. Additionally, in October 2025, Dubai Duty Free became the world’s first Autism Certified airport retailer, after over 4,800 staff completed training to support customers on the autism spectrum. Cidambi called the recognition a milestone in inclusivity. You might also like Sunil John Yusuff Ali M.A. Dr. Thumbay Moideen Vidya Chhabria Mohan Valrani K. Rajaram Dr. Adnan Chilwan Sanjiv Kakkar Ram Kumar Thota Raghu Malhotra Atif Rahman Amit Jain Rishi Kapoor Vasu Shroff Anil Pillai Bal Krishen Rohit and Sharad Bachani Raju Ramesh and Sunil Paul Ayesha Depala John Paul Joy Alukkas Geet Bhalla and Digvijay Pratap Snehal and Sunita Hadani Nisha Jagtiani Kunal Kapoor Dino Varkey Ashish Panjabi Joy Alukkas Ravi Pillai Micky Jagtiani Sunny Varkey Sunil Vaswani Shamsheer Vayalil Dr. Zulekha Daud Yogesh Mehta Firoz Merchant Rajen Kilachand Azad Moopen Tony Jashanmal Paras Shahdadpuri Shyam Bhatia Adeeb Ahamed Dhananjay Datar Rizwan Sajan PNC Menon Sima Ved Shaji Ul Mulk Ramesh Prabhakar L.T. Pagarani Ram Buxani Surender Kandhari Sohan Roy Sunil Kaushal