Chapter Leaders

BHUMESH GAUR
India Chapter Co-Chair, Gurgaon

Bhumesh is the Vice President of Global Real Estate for American Express, India. He has been with AmEx India   since its inception in 1999 for over 19 years. With over 30 years experience in Corporate Real Estate (CRE) functions.

His responsibilities include managing all CRE functions such as Real Estate strategy & transaction services, Facility Management, Client Services, Critical Engineering, Design & Construction, Project Management, Workplace strategy, EHS & Sustainability.

SANJAY DUTT
India Chapter Co-Chair, Mumbai

Sanjay is the Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield, India and spearheads the growth strategy for the India market and is involved in identifying new opportunities, improving organizational efficiencies and strengthening C&W’s presence across verticals and markets, thereby enabling integrated services and a larger scope of delivery to clients.

With over 20 years of experience as a real estate professional and entrepreneur, Sanjay is a well respected business leader in the Indian market. His experience encompasses Land Acquisitions / Dispositions, JVs and JDs, Capital Market transactions, Office, Retail, and Residential services. 

GEORGE McKAY
India Chapter Vice Chair / Treasurer, Mumbai

George is an International Manager & Property Expert, with 28 years of professional experience in all facets of management and execution in the global real estate industry, including contracting, office & investments brokerage, Corporate Real Estate (advisory, transaction management, project & facilities management and client management).

Currently based in Mumbai, George directly leads strategy and implementation of business plans for the Office & Integrated Services service lines in India; these being the highest profit/ profit potential businesses in India, and as part of India leadership shapes the Colliers India business plans.   George also leads Colliers Asia Technology Solutions Practice Group. 

ANURAG BHATNAGAR
Program & Learning Director, NCR, Gurgaon 

Anurag Bhatnagar is Head of Leasing &Tenant Relationship at Brookfield India Office Parks responsible for CRM, leasing and marketing of a 17 million sft portfolio. Prior this he was Head of Leasing at Hines India responsible for leasing and marketing of the HIF projects.

Anurag has also worked for International Property Consulting firms for over 15 years wherein he performed functions including tenant representation for major corporate accounts, retail and land advisory in addition to advising on, and analyzing investment transactions. He has advised on and transacted over 5 mn sft for various multinational and domestic companies. Anurag has completed his MBA with dual specialization in marketing and finance and earned his bachelor's degree from Sriram College of Commerce, Delhi University in 1996 

PRAVEEN VASUDEVA, MCR
Program & Learning Director, Bangalore

Versatile Corporate Real Estate Professional managing Strategic Capital Project Investments for Cisco in Asia Pacific & India Region .Well versed & resourceful in Work Place Strategies, Real Estate Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, Facility Management, Project & Program Management.

ARUNABH MUKHERJEE
Program & Learning Director, Bangalore

With a rich experience in Facilities & Real Estate functions in diverse sectors  with a proven ability to conceptualize, source, build, improve allied scopes and services, Arunabh works with Synopsys (India) Pvt. Ltd. out of Bangalore.

YOGESH SHEVADE 
Program & Learning Director, Pune

Yogesh completed his Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from the Datta Meghe College of Engineering, University of Mumbai, and Masters in Financial Services Management degree from the Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute of Investment Studies, University of Mumbai. Yogesh is a Deputy General Manager, Real Estate Development in Global Real Estate and Facilities Engineering department in John Deere India Pvt Ltd and is currently based out of Pune. Currently, he leads John Deere’s real estate activities in India and surrounding geographies.

With over 12 years experience in various aspects of Real Estate development like Construction & Development, Leasing, Projects and Construction Quality Control and Portfolio Management, Yogesh has worked with companies like Tata Housing, NCR Corp, DHL Express in diverse sectors like Manufacturing, Logistics, Residential & Commercial Real Estate Development and ATM bidding/roll outs.

RAJESH MUTREJA 
Membership Director, Mumbai

Over 39 years in large engineering and FMCG companies in India i.e. Larsen &Toubro Ltd., Hindustan Unilever Ltd. Experienced in Project Management, Facilities Maintenance, Supply Chain Operations and Corporate Real Estate functions. In recent years, worked as ‘Head of Project’ for the development of a new office campus for Unilever at Mumbai, comprising 600,000 sft of constructed area on a site of 12.5 acres.

Till mid of year 2013, was heading the Corporate Real Estate function for South Asia and executed a number of large proposals, for ‘monetisation’ of real estate assets. Since last year, Rajesh has been engaged as ‘Business Consultant-Global Real Estate’ for Unilever’s real estate activities worldwide and pursuing real estate proposals in several countries.

AMBAR MITRA
Membership Director, Bangalore

A qualified accountant with Master’s in business administration over 18 years of experience in various executive management roles globally in the field of Corporate Real Estate, RE Strategy, Project Management, Financial planning and Analysis, Business and Operations Analytics, Operational Excellence, Support and Standards.

Have worked in various organizations including large multinationals in India as well as in Singapore. Have functioned as the CFO of a regionally headquartered large US based multinational in a HRO / BPO business, from Singapore. Also functioned as APAC & EMEA Head of Enterprise Analytics and Business Controller in the HRO business.

Joined HP in Nov 2010 as Head of Business Operations and Process Excellence in Global Analytics. In the year 2013, joined as Country Director, Global Real Estate, India

VENU KOTA
Marketing & PR Director, Bangalore

Venu is Director Corporate Real Estate for Visa Inc. leading India & South Asia  region and part of Visa Inc. Global Corporate Real Estate Leadership team. He has over 19+ years of work experience in the area of Corporate Real Estate with expertise in various business enabling functions across IT / RIM/ ITES sectors.

His responsibilities include managing all CRE functions such as Real Estate strategy & transaction services, Facility Management, Client Services, Design & Construction, Project Management, Workplace strategy, Employee Transportation,  Physical security etc.

Prior to Visa Inc. Venu worked with reputed Organizations such as GE, HSBC, IBM, PwC etc.

He is an Alumnus of IIM Bangalore and completed his Executive MBA.

RAM CHANDNANI
Marketing & PR Director, Bangalore

Ram is the leader for Transaction Services business in India, and has been with CBRE since 1997. He has over 21 years of real estate experience, and is considered a trusted advisor and partner to clients in the country. In his present capacity, he is responsible for the overall direction, strategy and growth of the Transaction Services business in India.

Ram’s career path over the years, has involved working with clients across industries and asset classes assisting them with their real strategies. He has a multi-disciplinary exposure and many of our corporate occupiers have benefited over the years from his expertise in complex leasing, dispositions, Built-to-Suit, Land and Investment transactions.

He is an acknowledged real estate expert, and is well known for his strong relationships with developers and investors. He continues to manage and spearhead some of the key CBRE relationships as their long term trusted partner. With the evolving India market, he continues to be engaged in providing global occupiers insight into uncovering opportunities in the country. He is very active in the real estate eco-space, and is a well known speaker across real estate forums such as IFMA, CORENET etc.

KAMAL MEATTLE
University Relations - Delhi NCR

Kamal Meattle, FRICS, CEO, Paharpur Business Centre (PBC) (www.pbcnet.com) - USGBC LEED Platinum retrofit, BEE 5 star, one of healthiest buildings (study by CPCB and Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute). Its indoor air quality (IAQ) meets ASHRAE standards.

Kamal did a TED talk on how to grow your own fresh air.PBC is ISO 9001, 14001, 22000, 50001, SA8000 and OHSAS 18001 certified with a commitment to UN Global Compact & WEP.

Kamal is a Trustee of The Climate Reality Project in India, founded by Al Gore, engaged in taking the climate message to 5,000 schools in Delhi, covering 1 million children.He is the Chairman of IGCC Northern Region, CII National committees on Environment, Climate Change, steering committee of IGBC, AEEE, etc.

He is a Former National President of IACC, IGCC, Board member of IIT, Delhi and ASSOCHAM.He has received “Ethics is Good Business" award from Dr.Abdul Kalam, a Lifetime Achievement Award by St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling and a Distinguished Alumni Award by MIT, USA.

RAHUL ARORA
Events Committee - Bengaluru

Rahul is responsible for the development and execution of the tenant representation business for South India & Sri Lanka with over 8 years of experience. His specialized field of competence encompasses all facets of corporate real estate services for MNC & India Corporate that includes real estate acquisition, disposition, renewal, rent review / negotiation services besides structured consolidation or build-to-suits transactions.

Rahul joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2011 & brought 8 years of professional brokerage experience to C&W. He formerly was an Associate Director with CB Richard Ellis in Bangalore, where he completed more than 10 million square feet in leasing & sale transactions. He started his career with The Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore and was working as a Sales Manager for 3 years.

ABI RONI MATTOM
University Relations, Bangalore

Abi Roni Mattom is the senior lead for MMoser Associates, a firm that specializes in creating effective workplace environments; designing and delivering office interiors, architecture, corporate campuses, and R&D facilities.

His scope of work spans strategic business development, building business and brand. In this capacity he manages a broad spectrum of business responsibilities: delivering multiple designs and build workplace projects in the region, maintain project profitability, creative innovation in project methodology and sustainability. He works closely with the business heads and professionals across the globe to execute a comprehensive strategy and to develop the brand in this region. He is also focused on developing and leading a team of strong professionals who are aligned to MMoser’s vison. Abi is a self-driven and passionate Corporate real estate professional; a leader with proven market credibility with over 14 years of work experience in creating and delivering world class workplace solutions. He possesses extensive experience in client acquisition, new business development and management of client relationships, all of which equips him with in-depth knowledge and specialization in corporate real estate and  workplaces. He is passionate about building teams that deliver on set objectives with conviction and best in class results. Abi believes that a motivated team can deliver far superior outcome. He enjoys working with people, developing relationships based on trust, solving difficult challenges, and bringing positive impact to people, process, and business.

Abi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from VTU and a MBA in Marketing and Management from ICFAI, Hyderabad.

SATHISH RAJENDRAN
Events Committee, Bangalore

Sathish is an astute Business Leader with 14 years of experience in service industry. Backed with DMS (Doctorate in Management studies - (Asset Management) & CFM (Certified Facility Management Professional). Leading and building a great team, strategic planning, P&L and general management across various industries.

He is with Cushman & Wakefield since 2009 and currently in the role of National Head - Asset Services, India. He is primarily responsible for leading, growing & representing the Asset Services in India, with accountability towards expanding and streamlining the Pan India Operations. Responsible for diversifying the business operations to various industry segments for developers & investors. His main mandate is to develop strong and sustainable systems and deliver the best in class services thorough innovation, and better people management.

SANJEET NARAIN
Events Committee, Mumbai

Sanjeet Narain joined ‘Narains Corp - India’ in 1994 and is the 2nd generation in the family owned firm. He steered the firm to higher levels through technology and innovation. He was instrumental in making India’s 1st comprehensive real estate website in 1996. His out of the box thinking, eye for detail and foresight has positioned him to be in close association with global and national conglomerates to work out individual solutions for their diverse requirements. His is a strong believer in the firm’s corporate philosophy ‘Promise to deliver and deliver more that you promise’. This reflects in his work and his clients continued patronage is proof of the excellence in service.

His expertise lies in corporate real estate, transaction management, acquisition, disposition, lease renegotiation, start ups, National and Global transactions. He holds the distinction of being the first broker/principle in India to be accredited with the SIOR designation. He is also a founder member of the India Institute of Real Estate (IIRE).

He has assisted major companies like Toyota, British Broadcasting Company (BBC), Dow Jones, MasterCard, Pitney Bowes, ArcelorMittal, Discovery Network, Abbott Laboratories, Citicorp, Owens Corning, Philips, Siemens, News Corporation, Lafarge, Huawei, HSBC, Henkel, Tata, J W Marriott, LG, and many more.

JITENDRA MAKWANA
Events Committee, Mumbai

Jitendra leads Business development & client relationship efforts for M Moser India (a reputed interior & architectural firm), with over 9 year of experience in real estate industry and having spent more than 4 years in M Moser he has grown M Moser brand and identity across India.

Jitendra also holds interior design degree from Rachna Sansad School of designs which helps him to understand client better and strategies along with leadership team, he is results-oriented, responsible & accountable professional experienced in business development and project management, marketing research, sales and crafting strategies for business development. Always keen to learn and enhance my present skills to conquer the professional and practical approach towards the present scenario of a competitive and taut market. He believes in one mantra “break your own records and overcome your own challenges”. 

Under his leadership M Moser India have won prestigious client such as Willis Group, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Abu Dhabi,  MasterCard, Munich Re, Kidzania, Scope international, Google and many more…