India Leadership

Sankey Prasad joined Colliers India as Managing Director in September 2019 following Colliers’ acquisition of a controlling interest in Synergy, India's leading project management services company, of which Sankey was founder and Chairman. Synergy is now merged with Colliers International in India. 

He is responsible for leading the client strategy and growth for the India market. Colliers’ combined operations in India now have more than 1400 professionals operating from 16 offices, providing investment sales, lease brokerage, valuations, workplace consultancy, design services and property and project management to domestic and international investors, occupiers and developers of real estate.

With over 35 years of real estate experience, Sankey is a highly respected industry leader and has helped to create high-performing teams that delivered some of the most complex and challenging projects for investors, developers and occupiers of real estate.  

A qualified civil engineer, Sankey has won numerous accolades, both in India and internationally, for his contribution to the real estate sector, including “Most Promising Entrepreneur India 2016” by the Economic Times among others.

Ramesh has over 24 years of experience in consulting across top-tier International Property Consultants (IPCs). As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), India & Managing Director, Market Development, Asia, Ramesh drives Colliers India’s overall direction, strategy and growth. He is responsible for developing new client relationships, ensuring consistently superior levels of service delivery, and incubating new specializations. Having worked across diverse asset classes such as office, land, warehousing, industrial, retail, residential, data centers, and hotels advising leading domestic and multinational owners, investors, and occupiers, he aligns all business lines towards the firm’s strategy internally and externally.

He develops a country-wide growth plan, manages revenues, operating expenses, and profitability to drive results, identify trends, and take corrective action. Ramesh also creates our workforce to provide innovative future solutions and help clients define and deliver successful real estate projects of the highest quality. As Managing Director, Market Development, Asia, Ramesh uses his considerable industry experience to add value beyond the boundaries of India and develop services, expand client relationships, and attract other talented professionals to the company. Ramesh also serves on the Colliers Asia Executive Board.

Before joining Colliers, Ramesh served as the CEO & Country Head of JLL India, where he oversaw the work and outputs of ~12,000 professionals working across transactions, consulting, and annuity businesses. During his tenure, he successfully grew the company to record heights. Previously, Ramesh held other leadership positions at JLL, such as COO – India; MD - West India; South India Markets Head; India Head of Land; MD – Industrial; MD – Chennai; and MD – Hyderabad. Ramesh was one of the youngest International Directors and Country Heads of JLL globally. He has also been a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Board of JLL and the J8, a group of JLL’s eight most prominent countries in terms of profits and revenues globally amongst 80 countries.

Easily one of the most recognizable persons in real estate in India, Ramesh is one of the influential thought leaders in the Industry. He has written widely for prominent publications like the Times of India and Economic Times. He frequently appears on business shows across leading business channels such as CNBC.

A firm believer in the value of education, he has been a guest lecturer at prestigious institutes such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Kolkata, ISB Hyderabad, JBIMS, and SP Jain.

Piyush is responsible for developing Capital Markets Business in India.

Piyush is leading the Client acquisition, developing institutional relationships with Indian and Global Funds, Sovereign Funds, Banks, NBFCs, AIFs for Capital Markets Business   

With close to 19 years of experience, Piyush is an industry veteran with proven expertise in real estate investments, asset management and exit strategy, deployment and business development. With experience of investing of US$ 2 billion, Piyush is leading Colliers’ Capital Markets business in India and strengthen the market position of the organization with a clear focus on servicing our clients across the spectrum.

Expert in transactions, managing corporate clients, asset management, finance negotiations, etc. I have been in Real estate  industry  over 27 years in real estate; out of which 18 years have been focused on Capital Markets services, and been part of organisations like C&W, BNP Paribas, Equis Corporation and the likes.

Have ~15 years work experience having worked with FIs like Piramal, SBI and Axis Bank.

Have gained expertise in real estate investments, syndication, sourcing, structuring and exits.

Have strong relationship management skills having given end to end solutions to the customers.

Ramesh has over 24 years of experience in consulting across top-tier International Property Consultants (IPCs). As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), India & Managing Director, Market Development, Asia, Ramesh drives Colliers India’s overall direction, strategy and growth. He is responsible for developing new client relationships, ensuring consistently superior levels of service delivery, and incubating new specializations. Having worked across diverse asset classes such as office, land, warehousing, industrial, retail, residential, data centers, and hotels advising leading domestic and multinational owners, investors, and occupiers, he aligns all business lines towards the firm’s strategy internally and externally.

He develops a country-wide growth plan, manages revenues, operating expenses, and profitability to drive results, identify trends, and take corrective action. Ramesh also creates our workforce to provide innovative future solutions and help clients define and deliver successful real estate projects of the highest quality. As Managing Director, Market Development, Asia, Ramesh uses his considerable industry experience to add value beyond the boundaries of India and develop services, expand client relationships, and attract other talented professionals to the company. Ramesh also serves on the Colliers Asia Executive Board.

Before joining Colliers, Ramesh served as the CEO & Country Head of JLL India, where he oversaw the work and outputs of ~12,000 professionals working across transactions, consulting, and annuity businesses. During his tenure, he successfully grew the company to record heights. Previously, Ramesh held other leadership positions at JLL, such as COO – India; MD - West India; South India Markets Head; India Head of Land; MD – Industrial; MD – Chennai; and MD – Hyderabad. Ramesh was one of the youngest International Directors and Country Heads of JLL globally. He has also been a member of the Asia Pacific Executive Board of JLL and the J8, a group of JLL’s eight most prominent countries in terms of profits and revenues globally amongst 80 countries.

Easily one of the most recognizable persons in real estate in India, Ramesh is one of the influential thought leaders in the Industry. He has written widely for prominent publications like the Times of India and Economic Times. He frequently appears on business shows across leading business channels such as CNBC.

A firm believer in the value of education, he has been a guest lecturer at prestigious institutes such as IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Kolkata, ISB Hyderabad, JBIMS, and SP Jain.

With an extensive experience of nearly 20 years, Bhupindra is a highly accomplished leader in the corporate real estate industry with core expertise in Occupier & Investor advisory services leading to cost optimization, expansions, portfolio consolidations and strategic account management for domestic and global Occupiers

With over 17+ years’ experience, Arpit is responsible for the overall  direction, strategy and growth of the firm. Arpit enjoys strong relationships with both private investors, Developers as well as local and global corporates and interacts regularly with key clients to uncover opportunities in the rapidly moving  market & other cities. 

His key responsibility is represents client interests by addressing all service related issues and assisting them counter strategic and operational challenges, plays a very crucial role in strategizing end-to-end real estate solutions for Key corporate occupiers and developers including advice on leasing, sale /purchase. Having in expertise in managing the lease negotiations, lease structuring & closure on their behalf.

He has expertise in planning, undertaking demand assessment studies and transactional services including marketing strategies based on technical real estate market analysis and has successfully managed leasing and sales assignments for leading corporations, including Nokia,Philips, Mitel, Mavenir Pega, Novartis, Amazon ,United Health Group, Oracle, Accenture, Cognizant Technology, HP, Tieto, Lenovo, NCR,  NTT Data, Motorola, Ernst & Young  to name a few.

Animesh works as the Managing Director & Head of office services business for Colliers in Pune and is responsible for leading the office consulting business in Pune.

His current responsibilities include, providing end-to-end real estate solutions to corporate clients. His position entails assessing client’s requirements, identifying solutions, negotiating financial and lease terms and providing market Intelligence along with working in a lead role to service the real estate requirements of key clients. His role also includes participation in large business pitches including business development. He understands the international standards followed by global clients in his experience to service clients. He has also been exposed to the local market and has proved competent in successfully winning local businesses .

Animesh has lead and successfully transacted over 5 million sq. ft. of prime office space for corporate occupiers across various asset classes and has structured various transactions for lease acquisitions, renegotiations, asset dispositions, sub-leasing etc. Prior to joining Colliers International, Animesh has a work experience of over 10 years working with Jones Lang LaSalle, NAI Global and Vulcan Group. Animesh has diverse experience in the real estate field with key focus on commercial markets and has also been involved in industrial and investment transactions in Pune.

Viren Mehta is the Managing Director, Office Services | Gujarat.

Based in Ahmedabad, Viren leads our Office Services business in Gujarat – one of our key markets – to identify new business opportunities to grow our market share in the state. He collaborates with other Office Services and service line leaders to cross-sell and explore new business opportunities.

A well-known name in India’s real estate industry, Viren has more than 23 years of experience in the real estate and banking industries, where he focused on establishing and growing new businesses, implementing end-to-end transactions, and leading operations to drive productivity and maximise revenue. He also has an expertise in conceptualising and implementing successful strategies to acquire new accounts.

Viren joined Colliers from JLL India, where he was the City in-charge and Head of Transactions for Gujarat. Previously, he also assumed leadership roles at ING Vysya and Yes Bank and took on various international assignments with the Equitorial Trust Bank in Nigeria.

With his enterprising spirit and impressive track record of driving transactions and establishing successful businesses, Viren sets out to successfully position Colliers as the preferred partner of clients and lead our industry into the future.

Argenio Antao is an accomplished, passionate and highly motivated multi-disciplinary professional with over 30 years of extensive domestic and international experience, Having begun his career by taking leadership on projects and with his ability to find and implement solutions by thinking out-of-the- box, he has grown to take on greater challenges through developing innovative solutions and implementation strategies

As the Chief Operating Officer for Project Management Services, India, he has the overall responsibility for the technology, policies, systems and procedures in India. He also leads the Health and Safety as well as the Quality verticals across all projects.

His success in the workplace is a result of his strong passion and ability to lead and motivate the team to go beyond their perceived capabilities, through providing strategic vision and engaging them to always look at the bigger picture.

A seasoned Project Management professional, Indranil Basu has over 23 years of diverse real estate experience in delivering complex and acclaimed projects in India and abroad.  He provides leadership and strategic guidance on various aspects of development management across all asset classes. Indranil Basu is a highly meticulous, disciplined and passionate professional with strong emphasis on developing innovative business strategies.

As the Head of Southern India Project Management and design business, Indranil Basu leads a team of competent and seasoned professionals. He has a proven delivery track record and first-hand knowledge of the entire real estate business. His expertise lies in bringing maximum value for his Clients through innovation in product positioning and technology, and integrating international standards, thereby augmenting operational efficiency and user satisfaction.

Amongst other business management skills, one of his biggest strengths has been in curating extremely large scale and high value developments, and collaborating with Clients to enhance significantly the value of their property.
 

Taha Ansari is a highly experienced professional with close to three decades of experience in the Real Estate industry. 

Based in North India currently, he is leading and managing all aspects of the Project Management Service Line in North & East India including financial planning, profitability, client relationships and new business. 

Prior to starting at Colliers, he was a shareholding Director in Synergy and delivered projects in North India, Middle East and East Africa, across diverse asset classes.

His expertise is in Project Management and he has helped clients in delivering award-winning projects. He has delivered marquee projects, such as Select Citywalk (New Delhi), Medicity Hospital (Gurugram), Medanta Awadh (Lucknow), Pullman Hotel now “Le Meridien” (Gurugram), The Verandas – a Luxury Apartment, Vision City (Kigali) with many other projects across the region.

Prior to Synergy, he had worked for TCG Developments India, where he was leading a team of Engineers, Architects & Planners to lead projects, like Manor Hotel (Delhi), First India Place (Gurugram) and also offered support in driving growth.

Prior to TCG, he has experience of 8 years in KSA with Haji Al Shammari Construction and successfully delivered Residential Projects, Bungalows, Naval Officers Quarters and Naval Base Office.

Anil Dwivedi is a highly experienced real estate professional with over 29 years of experience in India. Anil has managed complete life cycle of project management and construction management across all asset classes from start to finish. Over the three decade in real estate industry has led the team from front and delivered more than 30 million sqft in sectors such as residential, commercial/IT , hotels , institutions , retail , mix use developments , ware housing and industrial projects.

As a Director Mid- India Project Management  is responsible for profitability and buisness growth in region. He is also responsible  to build team and  mentor to deliver  the  projects  on agreed time and cost with maintaining proper quality and safety standards. 

Arnab Ghosh is a highly experienced real estate professional with over two decade of experience in the industry.  Arnab has extensive exposure in managing various aspects of project development including design, cost and construction management across various asset classes. Over the last decade he had led various teams to deliver more than 10 million sft of fitted out spaces for corporate clients across India.  The delivery models for these projects vary from classical project management to design and build and even warranted maximum price models.

As National Director and with his domain expertise he will collaborate and lead teams to provide project planning, coordination and quality control throughout the project lifecycle. He and his team are committed to deliver projects as per the Client needs and expectations.

He is responsible for the financial planning and profitability of the vertical and focuses on client relationship and new business engagements.

Jatin is a seasoned real estate professional with over 20 years of experience.  Jatin has managed entire aspect of project lifecycle development in multiple Projects executed for Investors, Occupiers and for Developers across India. Jatin has also been part of projects executed in Malaysia, Rwanda and Serbia (when in Synergy).

With domain expertise of design, procurement, cost and overall development he has collaborated and lead teams to provide value-add suggestions and inputs to Developer's.   Sharing his expertise, knowledge and leadership skills across multiple Projects, Clients have benefitted through the suggestions made by Jatin on cost, time and buildability. His capability as a real estate professional is common industry knowledge.

As Managing Director (Technical Due Diligence), Jatin is responsible for overall growth and developing long terms and short-term strategies for business to remain profitable and to ensure culture of Client satisfaction and expanding Client base to accelerate success. His key responsibility includes supporting Chairman, Colliers India on all technical aspects of India's business and effective collaboration across all service lines.

Jatin leads a highly expereiced and dedicated team to provide Due Diligence services for leading financial institutes to provide unbiased techno-commercial advice to investors, lenders and occupiers; for them to take informed decisions. Team under Jatin has completed technical due diligence of 300+ projects  across asset classes such as commercial, land, retail, residential, warehousing and logistics, and hotels.

An architect with Masters degree in Urban Design, Jayant Vaitha has over 30 years of extesive experience in Design and Architecture of several large-scale projects in India and abroad.  As an accomplished architect  Jayant has contributed to design of many complex and large scale architecture and Urban Design Projects across the globe .  Over last 2 decade in India Jayant and his team have been involved in leading the architectural design and masterplan  of many key real estate development  in all major Metros including Bangalore & Delhi .

Jayant heads the design Services vertical for Colliers  and has been instrumental in spearheading  the design team for large scale design  assignment  for Colliers in India, Middle East and Africa. Design Services vertical offers  Architecture, Interior , Landscape and MEP Design as  an Indepedent services to Real Estate and Corproate Clients across India and Abroad. As Director - Design Services Jayant is  responsible  for  directing the design team, achieving the  Design excellence, client servicing and  adding value to real estate projects.

Over the years, Design Services team has achieved  many accolades  on awardwinning design and innovative concepts  in development of Office Parks, Multi-Dwelling Homes, Retail, Hospitality, Large Scale Masterplanning, Sustainable Developments,   Landscape Design, Interior and MEP design. 

Ashish is an accomplished Architect with over 18 years of experience in designing & building Workplaces, Retail spaces, Institutional, mixed use & Hospitality projects. He has worked extensively on diverse portfolio & delivered world class spaces all across India & abroad. With keen interest in Workplace strategy, Ashish is an advocate for high-performance creative office spaces and sustainable designs. Post his graduation in Architecture from RVCE Bangalore, he has diligently pursued innovation, planning, strategy, balance & delivery in the Design practice. 

As Director of Interior Design Services,  Ashish leads the Colliers India ID portfolio,  working to enhance the design and delivery capabilities of the team, strengthening  growth and facilitating meaningful client relationships. His holistic and collaborative approach had led to successful project outcomes alongwith building trust with the users. Prior to Colliers, Ashish was leading Interior Design portfolio for Synergy Property Development Services, Bangalore

With over two decades of experience, Archana is one of the most well-known names in the field of Interior Design for high-end residential projects. An award-winning professional, Archana is a successful entrepreneur and has delivered some of the most unique and luxurious residential projects in India and abroad. In addition, she has conceptualized innovative designs of players across asset classes, like hospitality, retail, corporate offices, banks, etc.

Based out of Bengaluru, Archana collaborates closely with the senior leaders to drive exceptional results for our design vertical. An enterprising, creative, and out of the box thinker, Archana is responsible for driving profitability for the Interior Design Business – Residential, with a focus on business development, client engagement, new client’s acquisition, pitching strategies, and implementation to grow the business and increase our Residential Interior Business market share.

Been in the Facilities Management (FM) industry for over 20 years, instrumental in setting up the FM businness for Johnson Controls in India in 1999. Following that, was heading an Indian FM Company, wherein among the many credentials, notable one was of setting up of an international office for supporting the FM business of a Global Bank. Been with Colliers since December 2007 and actively involved in expanding the FM business across India both organically and inorganically.

Having 18+ years of experience in Mall Management and Property Management Services.

9+ Years in the FM and related business
19+ Years in Textile Manufacturing
15+ Years Overseas Experience
1)  Heading Business Development with IPM&SL for 4 yrs.+
2)  Between Sep’02 to Dec’03 with Atlantic Yarns Inc. Canada.
3)  Between Sep’01 to Jun’02 with IPM&SL as ARM.
4)  Between Dec’86 to Jul’00 in Aflon Nigeria Plc, Nigeria. 
5)  Between 1982 to 1986 in Gokak Mills, India.
Having switched careers from the manufacturing sector in 2005, started my FM career as Corporate Client Relation Manager (IPM&SL) and was responsible to maintain relation ship with the key clients. Took over as the Regional Head Business Development, at the time of cessation (from the previous organsiation) was responsible for Business Development for PAN India.

Association to the service industry for the past 26 years in Sales and Operations, been associated with Facility Management Industry for over 14 years.

Sales and Operations professional who has gained a great deal of expertise across industries like Telecom, Security, Facility management & Real Estate working with organizations like Topsgrup, Property Solutions (I) Pvt Ltd (PSIPL), Kalpataru Ltd and The Wadhwa Group.

Joined Colliers team on 16th December 2019 and will be responsible for Mid India business growth and other deliveries.

Ajay Sharma has over 14 years experience undertaking Real Estate valuation and advisory across India, Sri Lanka and Maldives. He has been at forefront delivering accelerated growth and success for clients ranging from private equity funds to government agencies with invaluable and unique industry leading insights.

He has  led teams for  valuation and advisory engagements pertaining to mergers & acquisitions, restructuring, financial reporting, disputes and litigation including stressed assets transactions under SARFESI and IBC. He has successfully led project financing practice and closed asset transactions Pan India.

He was the team lead spearheading government and judicial agencies requirements Pan India that has involved tendering, online auctions, clearances and possession of assets.

His core strengths relate to property valuation and advisory services for both personal and real properties.. He has also undertaken infrastructure related work where he has led teams that consulted for Smart City projects, Transport Node Modernization program under Ministry of Transportation, airport landside development etc.

He is also actively involved in progressing the cause of valuation profession by being - Member of the Committee for Valuation Standards and Committee on Examination Format Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI); Invited members for Plant and Machinery, Real Estate related standards for India by IBBI and is regular speaker at institutes related to real estate valuation and advisory practices. He has been featured in several media articles sharing insights and advice related to valuations, transactions and investments. Ajay believes in accelerating the success of clients by maximizing the potential of property.

Subhankar Mitra heads Advisory business in Colliers International India. He has over 23 years of experience pertaining to Strategic Consulting, Market Research, Transaction advisory, Program Management, valuations and other Urban development related Studies.

Prior to joining Colliers. Subhankar has worked with Jones Lang LaSalle (India), WS Atkins and Partners (UAE), Shankland Cox, (UAE), Upal Ghosh Associates (India).