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Independent retailer Ramesh Shingadia owns and operates with his family two stores in Horsham, Sussex, and he has been involved in the retail sector for 40 years, winning a number of industry awards for Store of the Year, as well as a host of other accolades. Ramesh moves into the position of Chair from his previous position of Vice Chair on the ACS board, which he has held since February 2021. Ramesh joined the ACS board in 2017. . His store in Southwater is a flagship Londis Store and has been recognised on several occasions as a store of excellence and has accredited with Investors in People certification in 2003.
Ramesh also sits on various industry panels including the Londis Retailer Forum, Londis commercial forum, Retail Panel member with Unilevers Partners for Growth and on Panel with HIM.
With academic qualification degrees in Civil Engineering, Masters in Business Administration and a degree in Purchasing and Supply Chain, he also works extensively outside of the retailing sector and has held posts in pharmaceutical companies, non-exec directorships within the local NHS Primary Care Trust and currently sit as the Vice Chair at Central Sussex College.
