Mr. Kurien has over 34 years of experience in building brands, building businesses and creating organisations and is highly well versed with brands and retail across premier companies in India. He was a part of the team that built Reliance retail and is a former chief executive (Lifestyle) of Reliance Retail. He is currently involved in creating value within portfolio investments of L Catterton Asia, a leading consumer and retail focused private equity investor based in Singapore. He is also the Independent Director on the Board of several listed and unlisted Companies and on the Advisory Board of leading Management Education institutions, the World Retail Congress, and Mentor to the FICCI Retail Committee.