NEW DELHI: Real estate industry veteran Santhosh Kumar has joined Anuj Puri’s new age real estate firm Anarock Property Consultants as Group Vice-Chairman, after more than a decade with international real estate consultancy JLL India as CEO – Operations.
He will be based out of Anarock’s Gurgaon office, with Anarock’s nine India offices, Dubai office and Finance reporting directly to him.
A long-standing associate of Anuj Puri, Santhosh was closely involved in the merger of Jones Lang LaSalle and Trammell Crow Meghraj (TCM) which created the largest international real estate consultancy in India.
As CEO of Operations, he had P&L responsibility of JLL India’s 11 offices, ensuring their seamless business operations and growth. He has over 20 years of hands-on experience in Indian real estate.
“With his appointment, I tick off a major item on my wish list of top-notch real estate operatives to lead Anarock to become a formidable institution in Indian real estate. Our pan India operations are now in the most capable hands, and the key cornerstone of our ongoing expansion and growth firmly in place,” said Anuj Puri, Chairman – ANAROCK Property Consultants.
Santhosh began his career in 1998 as Finance Manager with Chesterton Meghraj, was elevated to Chief Finance Officer in 2000 and became a member of the Board of Chesterton Meghraj to advise on key strategic planning issues and make recommendations on major business initiatives and financial decisions.
From 2002, he managed business operations for property consultants Trammell Crow Meghraj (TCM) in Northern and Eastern India and was elevated to Chief Operating Officer.
He is a Master of Commerce from the Delhi University, Associate of Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India (AICWA), Member of the Real Estate Committee of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce of India (FICCI) and Member of the Indian Cancer Research Society.