Ajay Dixit – Palava Head – Overall City Services

Ajay Dixit heads the overall City Services. He is entrusted with the overall responsibility of city administration and all the functions under the ambit of PCMA report to him.

Ajay brings with him 31 years of experience in electrical distribution network planning, MEP works for large townships and providing techno-commercial services. Ajay holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Board of Technical Education, Maharashtra. He has been associated with Palava since 2015.

Tushar Vaidya - Club House, Sports, Art & Culture & LSG Neighborhood Head

Tushar is a seasoned Hospitality professional with 16 years of experience in leading Hotel & restaurant brands like Starwoods, Marriott’s, Sanjeev Kapoor's group of Restaurants & Mirah Hospitality. He comes with core competence in diverse Hospitality fields of Managing Hotel & Resorts , Strategic Systems, Pre-opening of restaurants , Food & Beverage Operations , Events Management, Facilities & Financial Management & Customer engagement to list a few.
Tushar heads the Lakeshore Greens neighborhood for Palava. He has been entrusted with the responsibilities of managing the overall administration of Lakeshore Greens neighborhood which will broadly include Power, Water & Civil Infrastructure management, Upkeep and Cleanliness, Horticulture, Safety and Security, Communication and Engagement with the residents, Financial Management and Information Technology infrastructure.

In addition, Tushar also heads the Mobility, Clubhouse, Sports, Events & Activities and Arts & Culture.

Tushar is specialized in Hotel Management from Les Roche school of Hotel Management, Switzerland, with masters in F&B & Event Operations. He has been associate with Palava since Nov 2015.

Umeshkumar Dubey – Down Town & EPIC Neighbourhood Head

Umeshkumar is an Engineering professional with 18 years of experience in leading Real Estate organisations like L&T Realty, K Raheja Corp, CBRE. He comes with core competence in Facilities & Property management. Umeshkumar heads the Downtown & EPIC neighbourhood for Palava. He has been entrusted with the responsibilities of managing the overall administration of Downtown & EPIC neighbourhood which will broadly include Power, Water & Civil Infrastructure management, Upkeep and Cleanliness, Horticulture, Safety and Security, Communication and Engagement with the residents, Financial Management and Information Technology infrastructure. Besides this, Umeshkumar also contributes in managing Engineering operations, Mobility & Clubhouse. Umeshkumar holds a Diploma in Electronics & communication Engineering from Maharashtra State Board Of Technical Education. He has been associated with Palava since July 2013.

Lt Col Rakesh Krishnan(Retd) Head Security

Lt Col Rakesh Krishnan(Retd) has 29 years of rich experience in security, investigation and crisis management within the army and the corporate sector. He has served in the special forces and has Independently headed a National security guards (Blackcat Commandos) hub, wherein he was responsible for Counter terrorist and hostage rescue operations within the eleven states of the North and North east. Till recently, He was heading the Security and fire safety of Adani Krishnapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh, which is the second largest private port of India. In addition he has worked closely with International and national cricket teams in India and abroad providing security and anticorruption cover.

Nandkumar Chalke - Horticulture Head

Mr. Nandkumar heads the Horticulture Services of Palava. He is responsible for designing, developing and nurturing the green areas for Palava and provide the citizens of Palava with best of Amenities and facilities such as cricket grounds, walkways gardens et al.
Nandkumar brings with him 25 years of rich experience in horticulture management.
He has completed his Bachelors of Science in Horticulture from Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth and also holds a diploma in Landscape Design. He has been associated with Lodha for over 15 years.

Venkat Iyer - Citizen Center Head

Venkat heads the Citizen Centre vertical for Palava. He has been entrusted to drive customer engagement initiatives including Citizen Councils, dealing with various resident groups and managing committees of federation and societies for maintaining city service levels thereby working towards making Palava the most livable and smart city in the country.
He has 20 years of diverse experience in Telecom, Pharma, and Real estate industries.
Prior to joining Lodha group, Venkat was associated with Reliance, Tata, Vodafone & Glaxo. Venkat holds a Masters degree in Marketing Management and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He has been associated with Palava since September 2016.

Manish Gaikar - Commercial Head

Manish Gaikar- Manish heads Commercial Management vertical for Palava. He has been entrusted to drive sound financial management and accounting practices.
He has 10 years of diverse experience in accounts and finance across corporate, manufacturing and real estate industry. Manish holds a CA (Chartered Accountant) degree from Institute of Chartered accountant of India He has been associated with Palava since 2014

Rajan Sharma - Engineering Head

He Has experience of 34 years, served in Engineering Department of Indian Navy for 15 years and in Integrated Property Management thereafter. Holds Bachelor degree in Arts, Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Has been associated with Palava since July, 2015.”