JLL India appointed Manish Aggarwal as Managing Director – North & East India
Major leadership infusion will significantly enhance JLL's pre-eminence in Delhi NCR & Kolkata
Delhi, 16 February 2017: Leading international property consultancy JLL India has appointed industry veteran Manish Aggarwal as Managing Director - North & East India operations. Previously, Mr. Aggarwal was MD - North & East India at Cushman & Wakefield, and prior to that held key positions at Knight Frank and Colliers. He assumed his new role at JLL on 1st February 2017 and is based in Gurgaon.
Manish Aggarwal will primarily focus on strengthening JLL's Delhi NCR transactions businesses, while simultaneously overseeing the Firm's Eastern India operations. As a part of his new role, Mr. Aggarwal will also assume a senior leadership seat within JLL's India Leadership Council (ILC).
Santhosh Kumar, CEO - Operations & International Director, JLL India says, "Drawing on his extensive experience as a real estate expert across asset classes, Manish Aggarwal will drive our growth in North and East India. He has managed a variety of complex, high-value assignments with major Indian and international corporate clients, developers and funds. His indubitable abilities and deep connections with key stakeholders in these two critical markets made him the natural choice for JLL.
“As a real estate services professional, the move to JLL India is a logical transition for me”, says Manish Aggarwal. "During my long career in the realty space, I have witnessed the transformational growth of this Firm globally as well as in India. It is the pre-eminent and leading name among International Property Consultancies in India, with a vast operational platform that presents me the kind of challenging professional opportunities I prefer. I am highly enthused about applying my core competence in the North and East Indian markets to advance JLL's business there, and to spearhead the next phase of growth in these critical markets.”
Manish Aggarwal's multi-faceted expertise, which includes identifying new business avenues, cross-selling opportunities, strengthening client relationships and ensuring service delivery, have come into play from Day 1 of his appointment at JLL India. He is one of the rare real estate professionals specialized in virtually all key aspects of the realty business. Apart from office real estate transactions, he is an expert in real estate-focused Capital Markets, Land & Industrial services and Investment Services, including Valuations.
With the Delhi NCR office being one of JLL's most dynamic business centres, Mr. Aggarwal's leadership will contribute significantly to reaffirming the Firm's stature as the region’s leading International Property Consultancy.
About JLL India
JLL is India’s premier and largest professional services firm specializing in real estate. With an extensive geographic footprint across 11 cities (Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Chandigarh and Coimbatore) and a staff strength of over 8500, the firm provides investors, developers, local corporates and multinational companies with a comprehensive range of services including research, analytics, consultancy, transactions, project and development services, integrated facility management, property and asset management, sustainability, industrial, capital markets, residential, hotels, healthcare, senior living, education and retail advisory. The firm was awarded the Property Consultant of the Decade at the 10th CNBC Awaaz Real Estate Awards 2015 and the Best Property Consultancy in India at the International Property Awards Asia Pacific 2016-17.