Mr. Ravi Thakran was Founder & Managing Partner, Turmeric Capital.
Mr. Thakran served in many senior roles in several business verticals of the LVMH Group. Over two decades at LVMH, Mr. Thakran served as President, Sephora Asia, CEO for LVMH Watches & Jewelry Asia and eventually assumed the roles of Group President for LVMH Asia in 2008 and Group Chairman for LVMH Asia in 2014.
Mr. Thakran also founded L Capital Asia in 2008 and led it as Chairman and Managing Partner from its inception. Mr. Thakran led the development of L Capital Asia, which went on to become one of the largest consumer-focused growth investors in Asia. With L Capital Asia, Mr. Thakran invested in over 42 companies across Asia Pacific, including China’s no. 1 beauty company, China No. 1 womanwear’s brand, China no.1 menswear’s brand, India No. 1 ethic wear brand, India No. 1 cinema chain, Asia no. 1 shoes and bags brand, leading eyewear brand from Korea, iconic footwear brand from Australia, beauty and eyewear brand in Japan and several other fashion, beauty, watches and jewelry, fitness & wellness brands from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, SEA, India and Middle East. Seven of these companies crossed $1 billion in annual revenues. Mr. Thakran served on the board of several of these companies, including seven listed companies on Shanghai, Hong Kong, Korea and Indian stock exchanges and as Chairman of the board for five others.
Prior to his time at LVMH, Mr. Thakran held senior management positions at the Swatch Group, Nike and the Tata Group.
Beyond his corporate responsibilities, Mr. Thakran serves on Board of Harrods London, Director of the Singapore Tourism Board, Business Ambassador for Latin America in South East Asia, and Trustee of the Global Conservation Corps. He is also involved in the Federal Commission on Fashion and Women’s Wellness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Indian Partition Museum, Amritsar.
