Sukaran Thakur is currently the brand custodian for WLS (erstwhile Wills Lifestyle) at ITC's Lifestyle Retail Business Division. A Brand Management graduate from MICA, Ahmedabad & Business Law graduate from NLS Bangalore, he has previously worked with the L'Oreal Group where over various stints he managed marketing for Lancome &Kiehl's and retail for Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren & YSL. Sukaran is currently a visiting faculty for Applied Semiotics at MICA, and is a council member for GLG Research.