Rahul Chawla

About Rahul Chawla

Rahul is a senior management professional with over 22 years of demonstrated experience and proven success across sectors of Financial Services, Asset Management, Life Insurance, Investment Sales, Wealth Management (UHNI/NRI) and Commercial Real Estate/REITs. Working across asset classes across geographies, he has been a consistent top-producer with extensive experience of managing sales (B2B/B2C), distribution, business development, team building with P&L growth in India and International MarketsOver the course of his career, he has held various leadership and senior management positions at large Indian and global firms like CBRE, Colliers International, TATA Group, HDFC Group, & ICICI Prudential and also start ups like Awfis (funded by Sequoia/Chrys Capital). He also ventured in his own start up in the US, which he exited during the pandemic.He has earlier worked in TATA Mutual Fund - one of the leading asset managers in India with AUM of over US $11.5 bn where he led the sales & distribution in International Business while leading the Global NRI vertical across India, MENA, SEA for onshore and offshore funds. Prior to the International business role, he has also led various Regional roles in TATA with overall P&L responsibility overseeing sales & distribution across channels of retail, banking and institutional business. Prior to Tata AMC, Rahul worked at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance for 8 years where he was part of the set up team of Alternate Distribution (Bancassurance/ Corporate Agency/ Brokers/ Direct Marketing) business setting up and scaling up various regional level roles/ teams across India in various verticals of Life, Health and Pension business. He was part of the fast track talent pool during his tenure and a consistent award winning performer.As a high potential achiever, and part of a fast track talent pool, he grew from a business executive to a leadership role across sectors in various markets purely based on performance, commitment, and credibility.Specialities:Commercial Real Estate, Transactions Management, Business Development, Deal Structuring, Market Evaluation & Penetration, Team Building, Interpersonal/ Negotiation skills, Sales & Distribution, P&L and Revenue Buildup, Performance Management, Capital Markets, Asset/Investment Management, Data Analytics, Portfolio Optimization, Cross Border Opportunities, Fintech, Proptech.

Experience

1. Vice President - Leasing & Tenant Engagement (Reit & Non-reit Portfolio)

   Brookfield Properties

   Apr 2023 — Present · Mumbai, IN

Education

• University of Lucknow

  JD- Bachelor’s in Law, Business Law, Property Law, Regulatory, Intellectual Property, Contract Law, International Law

• Delhi University

  Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Commerce

• University of Maryland

  Master's In Real Estate and Finance

• Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

  PGP in Business Management , Executive Management

Skills

• International Business
• Investments
• Market Evaluation, Penetration & Expansion
• Strategy
• Sales & Distribution
• Performance Improvement
• Portfolio Management
• Change Management
• Relationship Management
• Sales
• Business Development
• Establishing Strategic Partnerships
• Management
• Banking
• Mutual Funds
• Team Management
• New Business Development
• Turnaround Management
• Product Management/ Launch
• Deal Structures
• Life Insurance
• Investment Advisory
• Talent Acquisition
• Diversification & Business Tieups
• Business Strategy
• Financial Services
• Profit & Loss Management
• P&L Management
• Leadership