Lijin Thomas

About Lijin Thomas

Creative and result oriented Business Leader with a strong Business acumen, expertise in Marketing and Brand Management, comprehension of Financial Management, understanding of consumer behavior and perception, and rich enterprising background.Recognize mall as a wholesome product experience that can be best delivered through the right brand mix, right set of anchors, entertainments, and right choice of dining experiences in addition to the right selection of lifestyle brands.Motivational leadership style combined with the ability to create a comfortable, congenial, and productive work environment through guidance and support, ensuring individual career growth and achievement of organizational objectives.Currently associated with RMZ Galleria as their Centre Director, I hold the complete P&L accountability of the mall, spanning Budget Planning and Management, Tenant Acquisition and Management, Talent Management and COVID reopening related Re-negotiations; resetting of budgets and P&L assessing the impact.Strong Retail experience of 20+ years includes stints as General Manager [Marketing] at Phoenix Marketcity, Chennai, Associate General Manager [Marketing] at Indiaproperty.com and as Head [marketing] with Landmark [Trent Ltd].Readied RMZ Galleria for launch, helped attain revenue targets for FY 19-20 (the first full year of operation), realized the highest rate of recovery among Bangalore reopening malls in Aug and Sep 2020, dramatically increased footfalls by 18% for Phoenix MarketCity and revamped brand identity for indiapropery.com.

Experience

1. Assistant Vice President Retail

   Brookfield Properties

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• Bharathiar University

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science

Skills

• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Marketing Communications
• Strategic Alliances
• High Profile Events
• Sales Promotion
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Media Buying
• Visual Merchandising
• Marketing
• New Business Development
• Marketing Management
• Project Planning
• Customer Satisfaction Research
• Direct Marketing
• Team Management
• Strategic Brand Positioning
• Business Development
• Event Management
• Social Media Marketing
• Brand Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Mystery Shopping
• Corporate Communications
• Management
• Team Building
• Media Planning
• Team Leadership
• Market Research