Suchit Kakar has joined Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. as Senior Manager – Brand & Customer Experience for French luxury department store Galeries Lafayette’s India operations.
Kakar announced the move on LinkedIn, marking a transition after a decade at Landor, a global brand consulting and design company, where he worked across Mumbai and Hong Kong building brand experiences.
Before joining Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Kakar spent more than nine years at Landor. Most recently, he served as Senior Strategist and Experience Strategy Lead at Landor in Mumbai. Before that, he spent three years as Senior Strategist – Experience in Landor’s Hong Kong office, acting as the agency’s APAC experience strategy specialist with a focus on China, South Korea, Japan, and India.
His work involved retail strategy, customer service design, and shopper marketing for clients including Huawei, Tata.ev, Genesis, Coca-Cola, BAT, and Audi.
Kakar’s early years included nine internships across Mumbai and London, including stints at TBWA, Ogilvy Change in London, J. Walter Thompson London, FITCH London, and agencies such as Landor, Lowe Lintas, Interactive Avenues, JWT, Adfactors PR, and 360 Degree Events.
