Mr. Chandru L Raheja is a well acknowledged authority and a doyen of the real estate industry. Over the last 4 decades, he has played an instrumental role in helping the industry evolve to its present level of sophistication.

It was his farsightedness and guidance that helped K Raheja Corp’s transition from being a real estate developer, to a well-diversified Corporate with successful businesses across the industries of retail with Shoppers Stop and Crossword; retail development with Inorbit Mall; hospitality with eminent hotels like the Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre, Westin – Hyderabad, Whitefield Marriott – Bengaluru, Four Points by Sheraton – Navi Mumbai, JW Marriott – Juhu and the latest addition – JW Marriott at Sahar-Mumbai. The core business of real estate, in addition to offering residential landmarks with luxury offerings like Vivarea in Mumbai, also houses commercial business parks named Mindspace and Commerzone, and with over 4 lakh employees operating at these commercial spaces, both of them are now the foremost choices for office spaces of large MNCs entering the country.

Mr. Raheja has also steered the Company’s expansion into newer geographies across India viz. Pune, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Chennai and Goa. Apart from the various awards in the national and international arena, K Raheja Corp is also widely recognised for its contributions in the green building space and its exemplary HR practices, both of which were encouraged and fostered by Mr. Raheja himself. The veteran has been bestowed with the very prestigious Hospitality industry award titled the ‘HIFI Hall of Fame Award’ in 2013; the extremely befitting ‘Lifetime Achievement Award by NDTV Property’ at their 2016 Annual Property Awards ceremony; and the ‘10th CNBC Awaaz Real Estate Awards 2016’ – in recognition for the immeasurable contributions made to the real estate industry.

His leadership style has led to the development of a strong people-first culture in the company and also places a high value on giving back to environment. A philanthropist, Mr. Raheja has actively contributed towards society as a conscious corporate citizen. He is a trustee of the Diabetic Association of India, which specialises in the cure and care of diabetic patients at the S. L. Raheja Hospital in Mumbai; He is also the President of Sadhana Education society which runs L. S. Raheja College of Arts & Commerce located at Juhu, and is also associated with the L. S. Raheja School of Arts and Architecture at Bandra, Mumbai. Mr. Raheja is also an executive member of MDRI, a registered NGO, working actively in the sourcing of bone marrow donors.

With far-sightedness and some of the best in class practices, Mr. C.L. Raheja has set the foundation for a rock solid future for the Group.