Colliers expands its project management business operations to include Data Centers as a major sector.
Mumbai, NFAPost: Leading diversified professional services and investment management company Colliers announced the appointment of Rao Srinivasa as Managing Director, Data Centers, with immediate effect.
Rao Srinivasa is an industry veteran with more than two decades of experience in project management, design & build, commissioning, and facility operations for data centers, critical infrastructure, and commercial real estate.
An enterprising leader, Rao Srinivasa joins Colliers from ANJ Turnkey Projects Pvt Ltd, having held senior positions in Kowni Technologies, Goldman Sachs, JLL Singapore/India, and Ford Motors. where he has developed relationships across the global real estate and data center industries.
Colliers continues to invest in India, hiring industry leaders to expand its business operations and provide new and innovative solutions for clients. Data centers is one of the sunrise sectors in India, with immense business potential across service lines.
Rao Srinivasa’s market-leading expertise in data center design, build construction, civil, MEP, and data center facility operations provides an excellent opportunity for Colliers to capture opportunities in this market with its augmented capabilities in project and construction management.
He will lead the entire Data Centers operations for the project management business and execute large-scale projects to build Colliers’ portfolio in the data centers sector.
In this capacity, Rao Srinivasa will leverage his existing industry experience to expand relationships with domestic and international clients and secure assignments to accelerate Colliers’ growth in the market and capture a higher market share.
Colliers India Chief Operating Officer Argenio Antao said he delighted to welcome Rao Srinivasa to Colliers and am confident that his expertise, track record, and network will allow Colliers to build the scale of Data Centers business for project management and will strengthen service offerings to clients.
“Colliers’ commitment to investing in exceptional talent and accelerating our capabilities across existing and new sectors and service lines is a testament to our growing brand presence and ability to cater to a diverse set of large Indian and global clients,” said Colliers India Chief Operating Officer Argenio Antao.
Colliers India Data Centers Managing Director Rao Srinivasa added Indian data center industry is growing at a rapid pace, challenging, and consolidating its position as one of the leading destinations for Global data center industry.
“I am excited to join great minds at Colliers during this important phase of the digital real estate era and my focus is to establish the support eco-system for the data center operators, which is currently the biggest need of the hour,” said Colliers India Data Centers Managing Director Rao Srinivasa.
Also poised to create the best talent pool in the data center industry, Colliers India Data Centers Managing Director Rao Srinivasa said the company will continue to ensure quality build solutions to our data center clients.