Savills appoints Vel as Senior Director

Savills India on April 6 announced the appointment of Velprakash K (Vel) as the Senior Director and Head of Industrial Project Management Services.

An industry veteran with over 22 years of experience in construction and project management, Vel has successfully managed numerous marquee projects for large enterprises. In his previous role at JLL, he spearheaded the Industrial and Life Sciences vertical in Project and Development Services and thereafter Corporate Solutions Sales. Prior to JLL, he worked with Cushman & Wakefield for over 10 years.

Vel is a qualified architect and has done Masters in Building Engineering and Management from School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), Delhi.

Sumit Rakshit, Managing Director, Savills India, said, “We are very pleased to welcome Vel to Savills. His experience and expertise in the Industrial & Logistics sector will undoubtedly help to further strengthen our sector-specific capability in Project Management services and ensure we can continue to offer a best-in-class service to our clients.”

“I’m very excited to be joining the Savills India team which already has built an excellent reputation in Project Management Services. I look forward to leveraging Savills Industrial & Logistics platform to help create client outcomes that others are unable to match,” Vel said.