Proptech Startup, Definite appoints Mr Szymon and Mr Yann R Deschamps to Board.
Definite, India’s leading Proptech, with an innovative tech-enabled platform that provides fractional ownership to investors in commercial real estate has recently announced the appointment of Mr. SzymonDuda and Mr. Yann R. Deschamps to the company’s Leadership team, effective 14 April 2021. The new appointments are aimed at offering the company new insights and explore robust business opportunities in the fractional ownership segment.
Commenting on the appointment, Varun Mohan – CEO & Founder of Definite said, “We are pleased that Szymon and Yann have joined the Definite team. Their deep experience in CRE especially Commercial Office Spaces, warehousing and DataCenters which is an upcoming market in India will be invaluable in growing Definite as a new-age asset management company. I am confident that their immense market knowledge and experience will help us grow and become one of the most preferred commercial real estate fractional ownership platforms in the country.”
Delighted with the appointment, SzymonDuda – new Board of Advisor at Definite said, “It has been a great privilege to join Definite as an Advisor. I have seen the company creating ripples in the Indian commercial real estate market in such a short span of time. I look forward to working closely with the team in building its strong foundation and expand its footprints in the national and international commercial real estate markets especially in the fractional ownership segment.”
SzymonDuda has an experience of more than three decades in Real Estate Development and Architectural Design. He has been working as a Co-Founder and Shareholder in GD&K Group (Europe based real estate development company) for almost 25 years. Prior to GD&K, Szymon was the former Architect at JMS Architekten Berlin and Ingarden&Ewy. He has also been an alumnus of Harvard Business School Executive Education in Family Office Wealth Management and Harvard Real Estate Management Programme.
Yann R. Deschamps possesses more than 20 years of experience in Corporate Real Estate, Transaction Management, Portfolio Management and Restructuring. He has acquired strong knowledge and experience in the Shanghai Real Estate industry, both as a Founder and at the Agency level. He has provided legal, economic, market advice and a wide range of complete and tailored solutions to real estate owners, occupiers and investors. Besides joining Definite’s Board of Advisory, Yann is working as Commercial Director at Arcc Spaces Singapore (APAC region). He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School Executive Education in Real Estate Management Program and will be advising Definite about the markets, trends and strategy in CRE, especially Coworking Spaces and Data Centers.
Grateful with the opportunity, Yann R. Deschamps, the new Board of Advisor at Definite, said “The momentum that Definite has built in the past 12 months in CRE fractional ownership segment is incredible. It is going to be a transformative journey with the team while growing together and serving the market for the benefit. I look forward to working with the team and lead the company through the significant phase of its business growth and expansion.”
Incepted in 2019, Definite has built a strong presence in the Proptech space with an in-house team of 15+ professionals with over $1 billion of combined transaction experience. It has extensive plans in the pipeline and projecting to manage a portfolio of assets worth Rs 500 Cr. by the end of 2021.