– New position focuses on growth in the Asia Pacific region and India. –
CHICAGO, Ill., USA – (September 14, 2017) – Chicago-based Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) announced today that it has named Parikshat Chawla to serve as Director, Business Development APAC. In this role, Mr. Chawla will lead efforts to recruit the best real estate firms in the Asia Pacific region, including India, for LeadingRE, a selective real estate community of more than 565 firms across six continents.
In addition to engaging top real estate agencies, Mr. Chawla will work with other members of LeadingRE’s global team to enhance the value proposition of LeadingRE outside the United States and Canada by improving and adding programs relevant to members, especially in the booming APAC region. He will also play an important role in creating and managing a Developer Program in the region to support the area’s burgeoning growth, which is being driven by ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Economic Integration, where ASEAN becomes a borderless economy.
Mr. Chawla brings a diverse background in international property marketing, project management and business development in banking and financial services, as well as in real estate. Working with banking clients in the USA, Europe and Australia, he consulted on business transitions, solutions design, operations and financial analysis. Since 2009, he has specialized in the real estate industry, most recently heading up project marketing and sales for Knight Frank Malaysia, a global multi-disciplinary residential and commercial property firm.
“We are thrilled to have Parikshat join our team to help us continue our expansion in the world’s number one growth region. He has spent much of his career helping businesses achieve their goals, just as we help our member firms become even more successful by connecting them to opportunities and people worldwide,” said Chris Dietz, LeadingRE Executive Vice President, Global Operations. “Having such an accomplished and regionally experienced person based in Southeast Asia will make us that much more accessible to both our existing and prospective network members in the APAC region.”
Mr. Chawla earned his MBA in marketing and management from Johnson & Wales University (USA) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Delhi (India), among other professional certifications. He is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where LeadingRE will hold its ASEAN Immersion Conference in May 2018 to give members from around the world a greater understanding of the region and an opportunity to experience its unique culture and history.
To learn more about LeadingRE, please visit www.LeadingRE.com.