Amit Grover — CEO

I serve as the CEO – City Side Development at Adani Airport Holdings Limited. In this role, I lead teams driving the design, development, and business operations of 20 mn.sf of mixed-use real estate projects, constituting Hotels, Retail, Offices, and Convention Centres, across the cities of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati, Trivandrum, and Mangalore. With over 28 years of experience in commercial real estate, I have held significant positions at DLF Limited, Cushman & Wakefield, and Citibank CRE. Notably, I dedicated 21 years to DLF Limited. As a founding member of DLF’s rental business from 2003 to 2024, I was instrumental in expanding the business from 3 buildings totalling 0.5 mn.sf in Gurgaon to over 60 buildings across India, with 45 msf in New Delhi, Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Chandigarh, Noida & Kolkata. At DLF, I held key leadership roles, including, Executive Director, and Business Head of the Rental Business, National Director of Leasing and Building Operations. I also served on the board of rental asset companies in partnership with GIC Singapore. Before my tenure at DLF, I was a founding member of Cushman & Wakefield India, where I established the commercial real estate division in North India in 1997. Subsequently, I moved to Mumbai and contributed to Citibank’s Corporate Real Estate division. I am an active member of various industry bodies, including an ExComm member of ULI Global, and a member of the CII Real Estate Committee, RICS UK, and APREA. As a passionate advocate for real estate development, I profoundly understand urban architecture and sustainable development. I am committed to creating value through immersive human experiences in the real estate sector.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Real Estate Executive with extensive experience in commercial property development and management.

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience: 29 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Real Estate Development
Business Planning
Commercial Real Estate
Marketing

Career Highlights

Over 28 years of experience in commercial real estate.
Led expansion of DLF's rental business from 3 to over 60 buildings.
Active member of multiple industry bodies.

Work Experience

Adani Airport Holdings Ltd

Chief Executive Officer - City Side Development - Airport Business (2 yrs 3 mos)

DLF Limited

Executive Director - Office Business (7 yrs 1 mo)

Director - Office Leasing & Operations PAN India (5 yrs 8 mos)

Executive Vice President, Head - Corporate Leasing & Retail (1 yr)

Sr. V.P, Head - Corporate Leasing & Retail (2 yrs 10 mos)

Vice President - DLF Comercial (2 yrs)

General Manager - Corporate Marketing & Leasing (2 yrs 2 mos)

Sr. Manager - Corporate Marketing & Leasing (1 yr 1 mo)

Cushman & Wakefield

Founding Member of C&W India & Lead - Corporate Services (5 yrs 4 mos)

Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd.

Sr. Marketing Executive (1 yr 4 mos)

Education

Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard Business School

Real Estate Finance and Economics - Certificaition at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

MBA at Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College

Science and Engineering Drawing at Manav Bharti School, New Delhi

Amit Grover

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India29 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 28 years of experience in commercial real estate.
Led expansion of DLF's rental business from 3 to over 60 buildings.
Active member of multiple industry bodies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Real Estate Executive with extensive experience in commercial property development and management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Real Estate DevelopmentBusiness PlanningCommercial Real EstateMarketing

Other Skills

StrategyTeam ManagementLeadershipProduct ManagementNew Business DevelopmentRevenue & Profit GrowthCustomer ExperienceRevenue GrowthNegotiationCRMManagementTransaction ManagementProject PlanningLeasesFacilities Management

About

Experience

29 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

9 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

2 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Adani airport holdings ltd

Chief Executive Officer - City Side Development - Airport Business

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Dlf limited

7 roles

Executive Director - Office Business

Promoted

Jan 2017 – Feb 2024 · 7 yrs 1 mo

Leading Office Business for a 15.5 mn sqft operational portfolio in South and East India and driving new growth of 10 mn sqft under planning/development in Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune and contributing to annual revenue of 125 million $.
Expanded the Chennai market from DLF with 7 new buildings in DLF Cyber City and DLF DownTown Chennai, driving Chennai portfolio growth to 60%.
Manage Lease Portfolio, Asset enhancements, Customer Experience, Amenities, Revenue, and Operations.
Work with the GIC team and DLF Board on Business Planning, Strategy, Project Budget, feasibility, Monthly Business reviews and part of JV relationship.

StrategyTeam ManagementLeadershipProduct ManagementBusiness PlanningNew Business Development+3

Director - Office Leasing & Operations PAN India

Promoted

Apr 2011 – Dec 2016 · 5 yrs 8 mos

Re-launched DLF Cyber City Gurgaon in 2012 with various Customer Experience enhancement initiatives = Rapid Metro, Cyber Hub, Walkways, Surface Parking, Safety and Security Enhancements.
Driven revenue growth y-on-y of DLF Cyber City Gurgaon to be the largest business district in India and enhanced tenant profile.
Re-Launched World Tech Park (Silokhera SEZ) as leased 1.5 mn ft within 1 year of re-launch.
Launched Two Horizon Centers in Gurgaon and Leased 70% of space within 6 months of operations.
Driven design and planning of new office development DLF Cyber Park, Gurgaon, a 2.5 mn sq. ft development on (N.H-8), - India's best office building.
Created Cyber City as a role model for a high-engagement business district with various events - Cycling events, marathons, Cyber City Golf Events, Safety Events, CRE events with IFMA and Core Net and communication initiatives under brand DLF EDGE.
Established best practices in operational projects - higher Safety Standards and Compliances.
Achieved 100% retention of strategic customers in the portfolio of 35 mn sqft, managing over 650 corporate relationships, including 150 Fortune 500 and Top India companies.
Driven the PAN India Brand, Marketing and PR initiatives for the Office Business.
Won Office Complexes PAN India awards, including DLF Cyber City- CNBC Best Business Complex of the Decade and DLF Group - CNBC Developer of the Decade.
Driven various asset and retail amenities enhancement initiatives, set up food courts and sports zones, QSRs, landscaping, signages, technology in access control and visitor management and building management systems and customer care help-desk.

Executive Vice President, Head - Corporate Leasing & Retail

Apr 2011 – Apr 2012 · 1 yr

Sr. V.P, Head - Corporate Leasing & Retail

Promoted

Jun 2008 – Apr 2011 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Vice President - DLF Comercial

Jun 2006 – Jun 2008 · 2 yrs

General Manager - Corporate Marketing & Leasing

Promoted

Apr 2004 – Jun 2006 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Sr. Manager - Corporate Marketing & Leasing

Mar 2003 – Apr 2004 · 1 yr 1 mo

Cushman & wakefield

Founding Member of C&W India & Lead - Corporate Services

Nov 1997 – Mar 2003 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Established the Commercial Agency division of Cushman & Wakefield in Jan 1997 in NCR region, handling Retail, Office and Industrial - Sale, Leasing, Acquisition and Disposition Transactions.
Later moved to Mumbai in Q2 2001 to work in the West Region with C&W Key Accounts. Headed Western Region - Offices and Residential Portfolio for Citibank while based at Citibank HO, Mumbai.

Ansal properties & infrastructure ltd.

Sr. Marketing Executive

Jun 1996 – Oct 1997 · 1 yr 4 mos

Handled large scale Residentail township planning, sales and marketing. And later handled the first retail mall in North India – Ansal Plaza – New Delhi in 1996.