As the Executive Managing Director for Property & Facilities Management for India & APAC, Sathish Rajendren drives service innovation and growth, advance asset value, and elevate tenant experiences throughout the region.
Based in Bangalore, he partners with global leadership to ensuring consistent, best-in-class Property and Facilities Management solutions for owners and occupiers in the region.
A seasoned leader with over 22 years of experience, Rajendren brings an impressive track record of transforming
organizations and driving growth across diverse sectors, including occupiers, developers, investors and government
entities. In his prior role at Knight Frank, where he served as Senior Executive Director, he was instrumental in
scaling operations tenfold and elevating the firm’s market position, overseeing a portfolio exceeding 350 million
square feet across India. Earlier in his career, he managed an additional 140 million square feet while leading
property services at Cushman & Wakefield.
A distinguished alumnus of the Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) and the Indian Institute of
Management Bangalore, Rajendren is recognized as a thought leader in property and facilities management. He was
recently inducted into the 2025 CoreNet Global Distinguished Leaders Circle, a prestigious honor that will be
celebrated at the upcoming CoreNet Global Summit in Anaheim, California.
Professional Affiliations
- IIM & INSEAD Alumni
- Non-Executive Member of the South Asia Regional Advisory Board – RICS
- Part of India Advisory Board, APAC OSS Board and Global Council in driving Values for Knight Frank
- Fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS)
- Global Board of Director at CoreNet Global (Completed the tenure 2021-2024)
- Co-Chair (Ex) at CoreNet Global India
- Member of RICS Global Advisory Group
- Chairperson and a Global trained Assessor (India & Hong Kong) for the APC board for RICS qualification, India
- Member of RICS South Asia Leadership Forum for Corporate Real Estate & Facilities Management
- Member – International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
- Member – Real Estate User Group (TUwein REUG)
- Member of NASSCOM a not-for-profit industry association, IT BPM industry in India
- Advisory Executive Board Member, “Kaizen Global School of Business Management”
- Mentoring & Coaching – Interns / MBA Students / FM & CRE
- Faculty in APAC / MEA for Master of Real Estate (MCR) program of CoreNet Global
- Member of CEO Clubs board of driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
Awards & Laurels
- Global Distinguished Leaders Circle 2025 – CoreNet Global, USA
- South Asia Property Professional of the year Award (Winner) 2024 – RICS
- CEO of the Year – ET Leadership Excellence Awards 2023 (The Times Group)
- Global Board of Directors Award FY 2021-2024 by CoreNet Global
- Recipient of “FM Organisational Leadership Award for Excellence” by BW Businessworld
- Recipient of “Indian Achiever Award for Promising Consultant” by Indian Achievers’ Forum
- Recipient of “Rashtriya Udyog Ratan Award” by National Achievers Recognition Forum
- Recipient of “Global Visionary Award” by Vision World Academy
- Recipient of Realty+ Super CXOs – India’s Top Realty Influencers
- Super50 “Who’s Who” award by IHN
- Won various awards from CoreNet Global, RICS, IFMA & IRECMS
Academics
- INSEAD Leadership & Management - France & Singapore.
- IDP – Independent Directors Program, Indian Institute Of Management Bangalore (IIMB)
- FRICS - Fellow of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – UK
- MCR - Master of Corporate Real Estate - CoreNet Global, USA
- SLCR - Senior Leader of Corporate Real Estate - CoreNet Global, USA
- CFM - Certified Facility Manager at TUwien a Technical University of Vienna – Austria
- PGP-AIFL – Post Graduate in Artificial Intelligence for Leaders at TEXAS University, USA.
- DMS (Phd) - Doctorate in Management studies (Asset Management) - KSBM Global
- MBA – Master in Business Administration ‐ Marketing – IMS
- KPMG – Certification course on Finance for Non Finance Executives, India
- DEI – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - CoreNet Global, USA
- C.I.D. - Certified Independent Director, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA)