Charu is a senior industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in real estate, of which 28 years are in Property & Asset Management. She has seen the sector evolve in many ways. “Smaller developers have either grown or aggregated into organisations which are run in a professional manner. More asset classes, such as Senior Living, Data Centres, Industrial, Warehousing and Logistics etc., have emerged in addition to the classic Commercial, Retail and Residential. This has provided new opportunities in the work environment. As a sector, more commitment, increased investment and focus is required to build a talent base, aggregate the vendor base and use technology to enhance productivity and deliver exceptional experiences,” she said.
In her three-decade long journey as a working professional, she has always taken challenges as a positive driving force. “My most beautiful experience of becoming a mother, led to the dilemma of balancing the profession. Leaning on and creating a network of well-wishers, advisors and family support allowed me to pursue a balanced approach, making it rewarding, both as a mother and as a working professional. The only phase I consider a challenge with a difficult connotation was during the 2 years of the COVID-19 related lockdown had to dig deep within myself and find the strength to stretch myself beyond normal capacity.”
For Charu, her personal & professional accomplishments are entwined and include being a proud mother to her children and good daughter to her parents and in-laws while, achieving consistently over a sustained period of nearly three decades and earning recognition as a subject matter expert and inspiring leader in a male dominated sector i.e. real estate and more specifically, Property and Asset Management.
Charu Thapar’s current professional plans are aligned with the company goals that include mentoring the next generation of leaders to focus on providing superior services with enhanced focus on technology, ESG and training & aligning people to redefine workplace & facility management experiences.
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