Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, July 2025 – Sandeep Navlakhe has joined Godrej Properties as the Chief Operating Officer – Pan India, marking a significant addition to the company’s leadership team. With over three decades of project and construction leadership across India, Sandeep brings deep operational expertise, execution excellence, and visionary leadership to his new role at one of India’s most respected real estate developers.
Prior to joining Godrej Properties, Sandeep Navlakhe served as Chief Projects Officer at Adani Airport Holdings Ltd, where he led the planning and execution of seven greenfield and brownfield airport projects across the country. His role encompassed project management, contract governance, and construction oversight, contributing to the group’s strategic expansion in aviation infrastructure.
Before his tenure at Adani, he spent over eight years at Tata Projects as Executive Vice President & BU Head (Buildings, Factories & Airports), overseeing complex civil infrastructure projects and driving business growth. He played a key role in building iconic structures and operationalizing high-impact developments across sectors.
He also held leadership roles at LODHA Group, where he managed large-scale vertical housing development, and at Larsen & Toubro, where he built a 23-year career across diverse functions such as project management, contracts, planning, and execution. His major contributions include projects for IIT Bombay, the American Embassy in Mumbai, and landmark developments for Reliance Retail and Oberoi Realty.
Sandeep’s early years were spent delivering significant infrastructure assignments with organizations such as Usha Ispat, where he worked on the Redi steel plant, and Janacim Electronics, where he led the construction of office facilities. These foundational experiences reflect his end-to-end understanding of civil engineering and infrastructure delivery.
About Godrej Properties
A part of the Godrej Group, Godrej Properties is one of India’s leading real estate developers with projects in 12 cities across the country and over 11,000 satisfied customers. The company has pioneered several firsts in the Indian real estate market and is deeply committed to sustainability, design innovation, and technological advancement. With a legacy dating back to 1897, the broader Godrej Group serves over a billion global consumers and is guided by its purpose-led values, including major investments in education, health, and the environment.
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