FSN E-commerce Ventures, which operates omnichannel beauty and fashion retailer Nykaa, has appointed Santosh Desai as an independent director on its board, starting in July, for a period of three years, the company said on Monday.Desai previously served as the CEO of business consulting company Future Brands for nearly 17 years, and also as president of advertising firm McCann. He has played a key role in building significant brands for various local and multinational organisations.Desai currently serves on the boards of Think9 Consumer Technologies, Dainik Jagran Group, and Breakthrough. An IIM Ahmedabad graduate, he is also a member of the governing councils of Mudra Institute of Communication, Ahmedabad, and Praxis Business School, Kolkata.