Our People
Make a Positive Impact, Think Big, Do Right, Make It Last. Our purpose statement explains what CapitaLand Investment stands for as a company. It describes our ongoing pursuit to push our company forward in a rapidly changing environment. In every decision we make, big or small, we strive to ensure the outcomes support our commitment to make a positive difference, adhere to the principles of diversity and inclusion, do right by our stakeholders and contribute to the long-term interests of the communities we operate in.
At CapitaLand, we operate on the core values of “We are One”.
Our Leadership
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Sanjeev Dasgupta
Chief Executive Officer, CapitaLand Investment (India) and
Chief Executive Officer, CapitaLand India Trust
Sanjeev Dasgupta is the CEO of CapitaLand Investment (India), responsible for driving the growth and management of the company’s operations in India. He is concurrently CEO of CapitaLand India Trust, Asia’s first India-focused property trust listed in Singapore.
Sanjeev has 26 years of experience in areas including real estate fund management, corporate finance, strategy development and financial control.
Prior to joining CapitaLand, he was President of Real Estate at ICICI Venture Funds Management Co. Ltd., where he was responsible for real estate investments and funds management of around USD 600 million. Sanjeev’s key achievements included the creation of a real estate structured investment product and a managed account platform through which he led investments in Mumbai, NCR and Bangalore.
Before joining ICICI Venture, Sanjeev was Managing Director at Future Capital Real Estate. He also worked with organisations such as Tata Group and Merrill Lynch across India, Hong Kong and London.
Sanjeev holds a Master of Business Administration from London Business School. He is a qualified chartered accountant and a graduate company secretary.
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Gauri Shankar Nagabhushanam
Chief Executive Officer (Designate)
CapitaLand India TrustGauri Shankar Nagabhushanam is the CEO (Designate) of CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT), Asia’s first India focused property trust listed in Singapore. He is responsible for driving the growth of CLINT and will assume the position of the Chief Executive Officer of CLINT around August 2024.
Prior to this appointment, Gauri was CEO, India Business Park at CapitaLand Investment, where he was responsible for growing the company’s business parks portfolio in India. This includes investments, development, operations, asset management, and strategic planning for business parks in the country.
Gauri has more than 20 years of experience in real estate private equity, fund management, corporate finance as well as corporate banking and advisory.
Gauri was previously Head of Investments and Chief Financial Officer at Ascendas-Firstspace, where he helped set up and scale the industrial and logistics platform in India under the joint venture between CapitaLand and Firstspace.
Before joining Ascendas-Firstspace, Gauri worked in Singapore, where he managed Ascendas-Singbridge’s India private funds business. His previous stints include positions at Deloitte, TAIB Bank, and Samba Financial Group.
He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the London Business School, a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Sri Venkateswara University and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.
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Sumit Gera
Chief Executive Officer, India Business Park
CapitaLand Investment (India)Sumit Gera is CEO, India Business Park at CapitaLand Investment (CLI). Sumit drives the growth initiatives to build CLI's business parks portfolio in India, as well as contributes to the growth strategy of CLI in India.
Sumit has been with CapitaLand since March 2016 and has held significant roles within different business units, including as Head of Portfolio Management for the Singapore-listed CapitaLand India Trust and Head of CLI’s India private funds business.
Before joining CLI, Sumit led India and Australia private equity real estate investments at Partners Group. Sumit holds a Master's degree from the National University of Singapore, and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Delhi.
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Aloke Bhuniya
Chief Executive Officer, India Logistics
Ascendas-FirstspaceAloke Bhuniya is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ascendas-Firstspace platform, a joint venture between CapitaLand and Firstspace. Aloke oversees the platform, which offers logistics and industrial infrastructure solutions to companies in India. He brings with him 17 years of experience across real estate investment and development, private equity and merger and acquisitions across industries in India
Prior to this role, Aloke was with Everstone Group. As Managing Director of IndoSpace Capital Advisors and Everstone Capital, he was responsible for industrial real estate private equity investments totalling over USD 1 billion.
Over his career, Aloke has also worked at Ernst & Young and SBI Capital Markets in their investment banking practice, which included fund raising, acquisitions, takeovers and divestments. He managed over 20 transactions across industry verticals for domestic and international companies.
Aloke holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
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Surajit Chatterjee
Managing Director, Data Centre,
CapitaLand Investment (India)Surajit Chatterjee is the Managing Director, Data Centre, India at CapitaLand Investment (CLI), responsible for managing CLI’s data centre portfolio and optimising and expanding operations in India. He has been instrumental in setting up the Data Centre business for CapitaLand in India, establishing a strong foundation for its growth and success.
Surajit’s career spans over 26 years in the IT, telecommunications, and infrastructure industries, where he built deep domain expertise in data centre operations, managed services, and cloud computing.
Prior to joining CLI, he was associated with organisations like Sify Technologies, Tata Communications (ST Telemedia), Tulip Telecom, and HCL, where he was instrumental in conceptualising, developing, and rolling out innovative business models.
Surajit graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Delhi University, India. He attended the General Management Programme at IIM Indore and holds a Master’s degree in Marketing Management (MBA) from AICTE, Delhi University, India.
Our Culture
Careers @ CapitaLand India
We embrace diversity, foster inclusivity, and continuously strive to build a strong team of highly capable professionals. We encourage professional training and personal development through rewarding opportunities for you to continuously learn, grow and thrive at CapitaLand India.