JLL India Appoints Manish Aggarwal as MD for North and East

Leading international property consultancy firm JLL India has appointed industry veteran Manish Aggarwal as Managing Director - North and East India operations. Previously, Aggarwal was MD - North and East India at Cushman & Wakefield, and prior to that held key positions at Knight Frank and Colliers. He will be based in Gurgaon.

Manish Aggarwal

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, Aggarwal will also assume a senior leadership seat within JLL's India Leadership Council (ILC), a press note from JLL India said.

Santhosh Kumar, CEO - Operations & International Director, JLL India said: "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," said 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," he added.

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 virtually in all key aspects of the realty business. Apart from office real estate transactions, he is an expert in real estate-focused Capital Markets, Land and Industrial services and Investment Services, including Valuations.

With the Delhi NCR office being one of JLL's most dynamic business centres, Aggarwal's leadership will contribute significantly to reaffirming the firm's stature as the region's leading International Property Consultancy.

Manish Aggarwal takes over as North India operations lead at C&W

Chennai:  Cushman & Wakefield, a global real estate consultancy announced the appointment of Manish Aggarwal, Executive Director, India as the North India operations lead for all service lines.

Manish will be responsible for providing strategic direction to Cushman & Wakefield’s Northern India business and facilitate enhanced service delivery.  He will also focus on identifying new business avenues and evolving innovative and sustainable solutions that provide value to partners and clients.  Prior to taking on this new role, Manish was the Executive Director, Capital Markets for Cushman & Wakefield India.

Commenting on the recent appointment, Sanjay Dutt, Executive Managing Director, South Asia, Cushman & Wakefield shared that “This is a strategic business move by C&W to stay ahead of the changing business environment and the needs of our clients. Northern India is witnessing rapid development across asset classes which, is expected to pick up further pace, as more locations across the region start coming up as economic centers. This made it imperative for us to create a strong leadership in the region to provide our clients with pertinent and timely advice.”

Sanjay further added “Manish has made unparalleled contributions to the firm in various roles across business lines and has successfully established services of Capital Markets and Land and Industrial businesses in the country.  I’m confident that under Manish’s leadership, C&W India will continue to mobilize its vast knowledge and resources to deliver the most comprehensive, creative and innovative real estate services to our clients.” 

Manish Aggarwal will play a significant role in company’s operations in Northern India and will spearhead the client focused approach at Cushman & Wakefield in the region, thereby driving meaningful value to the partners, clients and the company.

Expressing his delight on the appointment, Manish Aggarwal, Executive Director, India said “I am pleased to be leading the Northern India operations as this role will be both challenging and professionally appealing given the quantum and dynamism that the market is experience currently. It has rather been an exciting journey at C&W and I’m looking forward to my new role and create greater value for our clients and employees.”

Working with Cushman & Wakefield for over 11 years, Manish successfully managed the Retail and Office Leasing business and was then entrusted with starting Land & Industrial business in India. He has managed a vast gamut of services for the company in India, which includes verticals like Investment Sales, Land, Valuations and Capital Markets besides offering guidance to other leasing teams. Manish is a commerce graduate and has his degree in Masters in Business Administration (MBA).