CANAN SULANC
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL

Canan brings to Time Retail partners, a wealth of experience and strong relationships throughout the Americas, including large retailers and developers in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, Houston, and Mexico City. Some retailers she has worked with to help expand their US operations, include Lucky Strike Lanes, Cheesecake Factory, Kenneth Cole, Sprinkles Cupcake, just to name a few.

Canan has a diverse background in Commercial Real Estate and Fashion. She has 19 years of Retail experience, identifying International retail trends for numerous retailers and over 17 million square feet of life style developments. Her experience includes unique, boutique projects, such as Limelight Marketplace in NYC, where she directed and leased 45 retail and restaurant spaces. Some larger-scale projects include Tivoli Village in Las Vegas, 1.4M sq. feet of upscale residential and retail space, and Pacific City with Starwood W hotel in Huntington Beach, California, a mixed-use retail development within the hotel.

Originally from Dallas, Texas, Canan graduated with a BA degree from the University of North Texas in Fashion Merchandising and Business. She started her professional career in Public Relations for an Haute Couture designer in Istanbul, and later transitioned over to Commercial Real Estate in 2003. After spending 4 years between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and then nearly 10 years in NYC, Canan now lives in Blackheath, London with her husband and two young boys. In her spare time she practices yoga and is very passionate about architecture and design.