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Analjit Singh Founder and Chairman Max Group

Our Founder and Chairman

Analjit Singh is the Founder & Chairman of The Max Group, a leading Indian multi business enterprise, with interests in life insurance (Max Life), real estate (Max Estates), and senior care (Antara). Max Group is renowned for service excellence and has had successful joint ventures with some pre-eminent firms including Mitsui Sumitomo, Japan, Axis Bank, India, and New York Life Insurance Company, USA currently. Its earlier partners include Toppan, Bupa Plc, Life Healthcare, DSM, Netherlands, Hutchison Whampoa, Motorola, Lockheed Martin and others. In his 4 decades of entire journey, he has revolutionized the telecom(Hutchison Max Telecom), healthcare(Max Healthcare Institute), life insurance(Max Life Insurance), health insurance(Max Bupa Health Insurance), wellness(Vana Retreat), senior living(Antara Senior Care) and the real estate(Max Estates) space in India.

A self-made entrepreneur, Analjit Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour, by the President of India in 2011. An alumnus of The Doon School and Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, Analjit Singh holds an MBA from Graduate School of Management, Boston University. He has been conferred with an honorary doctorate by Amity University.

He served as a Director on the Board of Sofina NV/SA, Belgium. Till August 2018, he was the non-executive Chairman of Vodafone India.

Amongst privately held family businesses, Analjit Singh is the founder of Leeu Collection, a group of boutique leisure hotels with three operational properties in Franschhoek, South Africa; one operational property in The Lake District, UK; and an under construction property in Florence, Italy. Leeu Collection also includes a significant presence in wine and viticulture through Mullineux Leeu Family Wines; an active F&B portfolio of restaurants in partnership with Azure Hospitality, Ritu Dalmia, The La Colombe Group in Cape Town, SA and the Alajmo Group in Italy. Art and Landscaping are significant differentiators in the hospitality businesses aided by a strong relationship with Everard Read, SA and Franchesca Watson.

Our People Philosophy

We at Max Estates, firmly believe in espousing and promoting non-discriminatory practices across employee lifecycle.

Our faith in the dignity of work and labour has enabled us to emerge as a preferred partner for our stakeholders and a preferred place to work for prospective candidates. The well-being of employees, staff and workers is our primary responsibility and we have ensured to provide all amenities and facilities to them across project sites and locations.

Board of Directors
Analjit Singh
Chairman
Sahil Vachani
Vice Chairman and MD, Max Estates Limited
Niten Malhan
Independent Director
Anthony R. Malloy
Non-Executive Director
Gauri Padmanabhan
Independent Director
DK Mittal
Independent Director
Atul B. Lall
Non-Executive Director
Ms. Malini Thadani
Independent Director

Leadership Team

  • Sahil Vachani
    Vice Chairman and Managing Director Max Estates Limited

    Sahil Vachani is the driving force behind Max Estates Ltd. and aims to revolutionize the Indian real estate landscape by bringing in Max Group’s values of Sevabhav, Excellence and Credibility to the sector.

    Since its inception in 2016, Max Estates Ltd. has offered exceptional experiences for residential and commercial use, with utmost attention to detail, design and lifestyle under Sahil’s leadership. With a future forward vision to enhance quality of life through the spaces created by the organisation, Sahil has introduced the concept of WorkWell and LiveWell in India, which caters to the holistic well-being of the users of Max Estates’ premises. This operating philosophy is centred on 9 tenets of holistic wellbeing across physical, emotional, social, and environmental aspects, and serves as a guiding force for the organisation. Under his guidance, the organisation has also successfully partnered with New York Life for strategic collaborations and investment. Sahil has also guided the organisation to foster partnerships with Real Estate Technology players to re-define ‘customer experience’ and ‘operational efficiency’, a first in the commercial real estate space.

    Sahil’s direction has led Max Estates Ltd. to be recognised as the developer of the year by ET Now, in 2020, and has helped the developments achieve several awards across sustainability, ESG, architecture, as well as highly credible ratings from both LEED and IGBC as a recognition of their excellent sustainability efforts. His empathetic governance has been dedicated to continuous commitment to employee wellbeing and safety with a deep respect for human rights, competitive wages, and non-discrimination in hiring. Sahil was also honoured with a feature in BW Disrupt’s 40 under 40 publication for his excellent work in the industry. He is also part of YPO - Delhi Chapter.

  • Rishi Raj
    Chief Operating Officer (COO) Max Estates Limited
    Rishi Raj, the COO of Max Estates Limited, joined as Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO) in April 2019, focusing on strategy and growth, particularly in the commercial office segment. As COO, he leads real estate development business with overall P&L responsibility. His portfolio includes business strategy, growth and execution in both commercial and residential verticals, sales and marketing, strategic partnerships, strategic cross functional initiatives and engagement with regulatory authorities. Overall, Rishi has 23 years of professional experience with a unique blend of consulting, corporate & business strategy and business building with McKinsey & Company, Max India Limited and now, Max Estates Limited. Rishi holds PGDBM in Finance from International Management Institute (IMI), New Delhi and was awarded Silver Medal for academic excellence.
  • KS Ramsinghaney
    Senior Advisor Max Estates Limited
    Over 45 years of experience; 9 yrs. with Max Health Care as Exec. Director – Commercial & Infrastructure plus 11 years as CEO/MD of business units. Business Management, project engineering, management experience including 10 greenfield projects.
  • Rajendra Singh
    Chief of Projects - Commercial Max Estates Limited
    Rajendra Singh, Chief of Projects (Commercial) at Max Estates Limited, possesses 25+ years of expertise in Project Management and Construction of Residential, Commercial, and Mix land use developments. With a background in Civil Engineering and a Gold Medal in "Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management" specializing in Finance & IT, Rajendra excels in Project Planning, Budgeting, Design, Engineering, and Commercial management. Prior to joining Max Estates, he held leadership positions at renowned organizations like DLF Universal Limited, Unitech Ltd, BPTP Limited, and M3M India Ltd.
  • Nitin Kumar Kansal
    Chief Financial Officer Max Estates Limited
    Nitin Kumar Kansal is a prominent figure at Max Group, overseeing Treasury, Finance, Accounts, and Audit functions. With 17+ years of experience in Finance and Commercial functions in the Hospitality and Real Estate sectors, he held senior management roles. Previously, as Project Controller at Emaar MGF Land Limited, he is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
  • Sanjeev Ailawadi
    Head– Legal Max Estates Limited
    Accomplished advocate, with more than 30+ years of rich experience in the domains of Real Estate, Contracts, Constitutional, Civil, Criminal and Environmental law. LL.M. (Business Group) & LL.B. from Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS), Meerut and BA (Hons.) English from Delhi University.
  • Vipin Sharma
    Chief of Projects - Residential Max Estates Limited
    Vipin Sharma, Chief of Projects - Residential at Max Estates Limited, is a highly qualified professional with a Bachelor of Engineering degree and an MBA in Operations Management. With over two decades of project management experience, he has worked with prestigious organizations like Mahindra World City, Philips India Limited, and Godrej Properties Limited. Vipin's expertise lies in strategy, planning, execution, and control, with extensive knowledge in project development, infrastructure, costing, contract management, and asset management.
  • Abhishek Mishra
    Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Max Estates Limited
    Abhishek Mishra is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and a Science Graduate. Mr. Mishra has 13+ years of work experience and has exposure in the areas of Securities and Capital Market Law, Corporate Laws, FEMA and Compliance Management, Stakeholder Management, Board Management, mergers & acquisitions, and ESOPs.