Alternatives leads this week’s collection of staff moves in the Asia-Pacific real estate sector, with the top three entries representing logistics, data centers and proptech. The list also includes a senior appointment to the Ascott division of CapitaLand and a new head of research for CBRE IM.
Logistics giant Prologis hired Vineet Sekhsaria at the helm of India, the investment veteran joining the US firm this month after more than 15 years at Morgan Stanley. Based in Mumbai, Sekhsaria served as managing director of Morgan Stanley’s real estate investment team for India last year, having joined the company in New York as a vice-chairman in 2007, after a three-year stint at Deloitte.
Vantage Data Centers hired a former Amazon Web Services executive Paul Gilsenan as senior director of site selection and acquisition, according to a company statement. Based in Tokyo, Gilsenan leads all real estate activities to support Vantage’s regional expansion in Asia Pacific and is responsible for site selection strategies, new site evaluation, transaction management and acquisitions. Prior to joining the unit of US fund manager DigitalBridge, Gilsenan was regional head of AWS in Tokyo.
American venture capital firm fifth wall expanded to Asia-Pacific by recruiting former Logos Group executive Yvonne Voon as a responsible partner in the region, by a business ad. The proptech investment specialist, which bills itself as the largest of its kind in the world with over $3.2 billion in commitments and assets under management, has commissioned Voon to open its first regional office in Singapore . At Logos, Voon was part of the group’s fundraising team and she also has previous experience with Credit Suisse.
The Ascott Limited said on January 10 that he appointed Serena Lim as Chief Growth Officer, based in Singapore. In his new role, Lim will lead Ascott’s global business development team and manage the growth of its management and franchise businesses worldwide, excluding China. Prior to joining CapitaLand Group’s residential rental division, Lim spent more than five years as Vice President of Development at Intercontinental Hotels Group, where she was responsible for South and East Asia, as well as Korea.
CBRE Investment Management promoted Sandy Padille Head of Research for Asia-Pacific, where she is now responsible for overseeing the fund manager’s research operations in the region, according to a statement from the company January 12. Based in Melbourne, Padilla will also be responsible for providing thought leadership and advice on fund strategy, as well as supporting investment teams in asset selection.
BDx Data Centers said on January 13 that its chief executive, Braham Sing, resigned, the digital infrastructure veteran moving into an advisory role to the company. Singh, who had run the company since 2018 when it was part of HGC Global Communications before a 2020 split, is now said to be focusing its attention on a sustainable energy project, with details of that venture underway in the coming months. . .
real estate advice Newmark hired a former Cushman & Wakefield executive Chris Carver as head of its Singapore-based Asia Pacific valuation and advisory practice. Carver, who will report to Newmark’s US Valuations and Advisory Chairman John Busi, joins the real estate consultancy just under a year after its formal expansion into the region. with the opening of an office in Hong Kong.
JLL declared on January 13 to have promoted Susheel Koul as Managing Director of its Asia-Pacific Work Dynamics Division, based in Singapore. Koul succeeds Jordi Martin, who will retire from the company at the end of March 2023, the lead role in the business occupant-focused business. Koul has now worked for JLL for 12 years and served as President of the Labor Dynamics Division. over the past three years, before assuming the position of CEO.
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