Gopikrishnan P

Experience

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  Bharti Airtel Limited

  Jun 1996 - Mar 2001

  Asst. manager

  Head customer interface in understanding buying/selling requirements Develop the eight member team on in selling and buying new propertiesCo ordinate with all developers on transactions Regular reports on residential and commercial trendsOrganize property exhibitions to generate quality leads and increase brand valueDevelop marketing campaignsSold over 3,00,000 Sq. Ft. of buying and selling residential space Skills Acquired: Knowledge on real estate property evaluationSelling SkillsCustomer Service Laws governing residential landHansa Estates (A division of RK Swamy BBDO (; ) Single point contact for customer from start to handover Selling on going residential/ commercial projectsLiaise with government on various approvals etcCo ordinate with legalSource corporate bulk bookingSkills Acquired;Orientation to workHands on experience in customer dealing Show less

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  Airtel

  Mar 2001 - Aug 2006

  Manager Projects

  To Acquire land, commercial spaces for Exchanges, Retail showrooms and Office spaceAccountable for all aspects of land requirements across TNPlan tier I and tier II land requirements based on new launch plansImplement the Special Project of Backbone Fiber connectivity for large commercial and residential developments ( In Building Solutions) in the statePeriodically review and implement strong activities through road shows to Residential, Commercial, SME, SOHO and large corporate Manage real estate agencies and other existing key partnership alliances in identifying business potentialPlanning – Monitoring real estate market trend and competitive activities, market Planning and forecast Handle all transactions including evaluation, due diligence, negotiation and closureAcquired sites for exchanges across all business centers of the state, retail space, office space, and a large parcel land for switch and CC centre across TN.Undergone six sigma yellow and green belt projects.Have experience in acquiring properties in line with Geographic Information Data (GIS).Skills Acquired:Managing complex land requirementsCertified ‘Green Belt’ in six SigmaKnowledge on Telecom SectorRetail telecom sales exposurePlanning SkillsKnowledge on laws governing land Citibank Shelters(India Home Show less

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  Reliance Retail Limited

  Sept 2006 - Dec 2008

  Asst General Manager

  Retail infrastructure ( Tamil Nadu)–; To identify retail potential retail markets for business viability for all retail formats. This includes evaluation/selection of city, location, land, and economics for setting up relevant format in a specific location.Evaluate the ‘Property Feasibility Report’.Ientified large parcel of lands for Hyper and Regional Township centers and Specialty format stores across the state.Develop Infrastructure Business Case for all new investment opportunities which include estimating the market size, cost of development, evaluate risk and return and alignment with overall investment strategy and asset portfolio.Review ‘PERT’ (Project Execution Report Tracker) with various stake holders in acquisition Provide formats with developments taking place in different brands/competition and current real estate rates across country by building networks with the developers, National and International consultants in real estate industry and with government Implementation of GIS portal, an online tool providing information on all aspects of land, competition and demographics of each and every location Skills Acquired: Retail Knowledge and Advanced property valuation methodsAcquiring large parcels of landLeadership role Show less

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  Indus Towers Limited

  Jan 2009 - Mar 2013

  Senior Manager

  Joined as site acquisition lead at corporate office in Gurgaon, subsequently worked in special project governing revenue enhancement project before moving to handle circle real estate role at Tamil Nadu.

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  Reliance jio infocomm limited

  Apr 2013 - now

  General Manager - Real estate

  Head of real estate for the state of Tamilnadu. Incharge of 4G roll out for the state, comprising acquisition of Jio centre offices, WHs, Telecom facility infrastructures, Digital stores, Mobile towers etc.