Panattoni appoints Sharad Gohil as India CEO, MD

Panattoni, one of the world's largest industrial real estate developers, has appointed Sharad Gohil as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Panattoni India as the company expands its presence across India's industrial, logistics and digital infrastructure sectors, including data centres.

Sharad joins Panattoni with more than 25 years of experience across real estate investment, asset management, capital raising, and fund management in Europe and the Asia Pacific region. He has completed over $4 billion of transactions across the industrial, logistics, office, residential, retail, and hospitality sectors.

Most recently, Sharad served as Chief Executive Officer of IndoSpace Capital Asia, India’s largest industrial and logistics platform, where he was responsible for the overall performance of a business comprising more than $3.2 billion of assets under management.


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Prior to IndoSpace, Sharad held senior investment and asset management roles with Apollo Global Management, Citigroup Property Investors, and AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, working across India, Asia Pacific, and Europe.

“India is a strategic priority for Panattoni, and we see enormous long-term potential in the market. To deliver our ambitions, we wanted the strongest leadership available in the sector. Sharad’s track record of building platforms, raising capital, and delivering growth makes him the ideal person to lead our business in India,” said Robert Dobrzycki, Panattoni CEO and Co-Owner.

Panattoni entered the Indian market in 2022 and has rapidly worked on industrial and logistics facilities, including its foundational Delhi-NCR project at Panattoni Park NH71, the recently announced mega-logistics park in Kochi, and a specialised aerospace-grade manufacturing hub in Hyderabad.

“We are exceptionally well positioned to support India’s rapidly expanding industrial, logistics, and digital infrastructure requirements, including the growing demand for world-class data centre infrastructure, and to build a market-leading platform for the future,” Gohil said.

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Backed by Panattoni’s global platform spanning North America, Europe, India, and the Middle East, the company intends to significantly expand its presence across India’s major industrial corridors and logistics hubs, while also pursuing opportunities in digital infrastructure through its international development expertise, local market knowledge, and long-term investment partnerships.