R Jai Krishnan is the vice president for the Samsonite Group. Krishan is charged with spearheading the travel solutions company’s growth in the GCC, Central Asia, the Levant and most of South Asia. Prior to Krishnan’s appointment to VP in November 2010, he spent two decades working in the luggage and furniture industries and was previously the sales director for VIP Industries, heading their international business operations in Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Krishnan is a Physics graduate and has completed a management programme from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmadabad.