Hines has appointed Amit Diwan as managing director and country head for the Hines India platform.
In this role, Diwan is responsible for managing the expansion of the business by raising and deploying international and domestic capital into development projects and investment opportunities. His focus will be across both residential and commercial real estate projects across the major metro cities in India.
Since joining Hines, Diwan has served as CIO for Hines in India, where he has been responsible for end-to-end investment management and asset management.
Prior to joining Hines, he worked for a variety of real estate firms, including Piramal Group, GE Real Estate and Jones Lang LaSalle, across India and Southeast Asia. Diwan received his BA in economics from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and earned his Masters from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Since entering India in 2006, Hines has developed award-winning properties such as One Horizon Center and Skyview Corporate Park in Gurgaon. A residential platform, formed in 2014, supports the development of upper-mid tier projects in India.
