Shishir Baijal joins Knight Frank Group Executive Board

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed Shishir Baijal to its Group Executive Board responsible for the UK and global Knight Frank business.

The existing Chairman and Managing Director at Knight Frank India joins the Board to add international experience and corporate acumen after his 45-year-plus career across a range of sectors including hotels, leisure, and real estate, Knight Frank said in a release.

In addition to India, Baijal has worked on assignments across Australia, New Zealand, and Seychelles.


He has worked with ITC Welcomgroup and the Inox Group. As Founder and Managing Partner for Everstone Capital Advisors Group (ECAPL), an asset management company focused on private equity and real estate, Baijal founded India’s first Retail real estate fund as well as set up a logistics real estate fund.

Apart from Baijal, Karen Bowes has joined from the Consumer Banking & Payments division of Barclays Bank, in the newly created role of Group Chief People Officer and will also become a Proprietary Partner at Knight Frank.

The Group Executive Board oversees Knight Frank’s global network and over-arching strategy.