Arvind Nandan
Strategic Thinking - Real Estate - Urbanization
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A consummate real estate professional, thinker and an urbanization missionary. My core is long-range strategies & executable planning. An indefatigable challenge-seeker, who loves learning and implementing on the road: One who does the hard-yards - as his style of leadership.
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Professional Profile
Preface
Right from the start, I have had an eye for the macro: Closely watching evolutionary times - during mid-1990s, & then, at the turn of the millennium.
I calibrated skills, and adopted a strategic consulting path.
About 2 decades later, I have established myself as a global-insights person, grasping fine aspects of economic processes. And as someone who has cultivated a vast portfolio of work along with a network of lasting-alliances.
Around the same time, Jeff Bezos gave a timeless mantra!
SKILLS
SUMMARY
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Development Planning
Real Estate Appraisal
Standards & Principles
Branding & Fronting
Cashflow Planning
Urban Development
Strong Suit
Networking
Relationships
Industry stakeholders, Associations, Bankers, Corporate decision-makers, Policy-influencers, Builders, Media, Global foundations
Hands on
Accountability
Leadership style of being able to personally take responsibility. Delegate but roll-up the sleeves when needed.
Technical
Insights
Unravelling the hidden codes and messages. Data & Analysis. Reading between and below the lines for decision-making.
Public Presence
Branding
Renowned presence in media and industry fora. Well recognised speaker, panelist and juror. Also a known writer of articles and blogs.
Career History
Highlights
A career that has steadily balanced analytics and running monumental cross-border businesses... Managing internal P&Ls and enhancing branding in the outer world.
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It includes...
Infrastructure studies, Manufacturing & Technology companies' entry- & expansion-strategies, Township development, Stock-exchange listing related work, Valuations, Practice & professional standards, M&A related due-diligence and Corporate decisions.
Director South Asia, Colliers Intl.
2016-2017
Leading VAS P&L for India & South Asia. Joined the team to infuse new life and create more avenues for growth. Added NEW SOLUTIONS, MODELS AND AREAS, e.g., a steel-major's redevelopment plan and strategic inputs on a global university set-up.
Executive Director, Housing.com
2014-2015
A radical shift to the future. Joined the tech-major to help the well-known start-up. A part of CEO's STRATEGIC THINK-TANK; KEY MEMBER OF CORPORATE ACQUISITION PLANNING TEAM; FOUNDATION-LAYING FOR NEW BUSINESSES.
Executive Director, Cushman & Wakefield
2002-2014
Rose to become National Head in less than 5 years. TURNED A LOSS-LEADER INTO ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROFIT-EARNERS. EXPANDED OPERATIONS INTERNATIONALLY. PART OF NATIONAL STRATEGY GROUP called NLF.
This is a summary of last 15 years. I started my career as an architect, and later worked for Jones Lang LaSalle from 2000 to 2002.
Endorsements
Some of the biggest and best names in the industry
“A pod of knowledge, moving real estate encyclopaedia... fantastic speaker, energetic sportsman, & above all, a Man of Distinct Vision. I always wonder what is next on the list.”
Vipin Bhatt, Real Estate & News Editor, CNBC Awaaz, Network 18 Group, India
“A combination of Financial skills and Marketing skills is rare, something which Arvind has. These are ingredients of success and I have no doubt that Arvind will scale new heights in his profession. I wish him the very best.”
Pranay Vakil, Chairman Praron Consultancy (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Erstwhile Chairman, Knight Frank India)
“Arvind is deeply knowledgeable on the Indian real estate market, he has a very insightful and analytical mind that can distill the complexities of the market into understandable themes. I have worked with Arvind over the years and he was always a pleasure to work with.”
Simon Lynch, Managing Partner - Dwyer Lynch & Co, Hong Kong (Erstwhile Executive Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield )
"Arvind has evolved over the years... taking on more responsibility, absorbing pressure, managing client expectations, meeting demanding deadlines, being able to take tough questions on assignments and managing a team of talented individuals which eventually allowed him to take executive decisions and stand by them.”
Chan Chakravarti, Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase & Co., India (Sourced from My LinkedIn Page & abridged)
Education & Affiliations
ICFAI Business School Mumbai, India
1998-2000
Degree: PGDBA (equivalent of MBA)
Finance & Marketing
MITS, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India
1987-1992
Degree: B. Arch.
Subjects: Architecture
Member of
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
Erstwhile Member of
International Valuation Standards Board (2009-11)
Note:
1. I am not a practising architect and will not be available for an architect's work.
2. ICFAI Business School was called ICFAIAN Business School during the time I studied there, and was a
Deemed University at the time.