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Elan Group appoints Mark Griffiths as COO, projects
GURUGRAM: Elan Group has brought in a seasoned hand to keep its growing portfolio firmly on track. The real estate major has appointed Mark Griffiths as chief operating officer, projects, adding global firepower to its project execution engine.
With 34 years of international experience under his hard hat, Griffiths has built and delivered some of the world’s most complex real estate and infrastructure projects across India, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. His career reads like a map of modern mega-builds, with senior leadership roles at Leighton Asia, Lodha Group, Laing O’Rourke, John Holland and most recently Albawani in Riyadh, where he oversaw key elements of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Neom projects.
During his stint as country manager for India at Leighton Asia, Griffiths led projects worth more than USD 2 billion across the country, combining scale with discipline and steady growth. At Lodha Group, he played a key role in strengthening large residential portfolios by sharpening pre-contract processes, safety systems and quality benchmarks.
At Elan Group, Griffiths will take charge of end-to-end project delivery, with a focus on timelines, cost control, quality and operational efficiency across its expanding real estate and infrastructure developments.
Commenting on his appointment, Mark Griffiths said the group’s ambition stood out. “Elan Group’s reputation for innovation, scale and design-led development is impressive. I look forward to working with the leadership team to embed global best practices and deliver high-quality assets with consistency in a fast-changing market.”
A graduate in Construction Management from the University of Canberra, Griffiths is known for blending hands-on technical expertise with calm, strategic leadership across large, multi-stakeholder projects.
With this appointment, Elan Group signals its intent clearly. Growth will be matched with governance, and ambition with execution, brick by brick, project by project.
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Hiili names Sanjay Hemady as country manager India
Media veteran to drive digital decarbonisation push
MUMBAI: Climate tech firm Hiili has announced its entry into India, appointing industry veteran Sanjay Hemady as India country manager to steer its growth in one of the world’s fastest-expanding digital markets.
Hemady, a familiar name across India’s media and consulting circles, will lead Hiili’s India operations from Mumbai. His mandate is clear: help Indian companies measure, manage and reduce the carbon emissions generated by their digital services.
Hiili offers a scientifically validated platform, certified by the UC3M-Santander Big Data Institute, that enables businesses to improve the efficiency of their digital infrastructure while cutting emissions. As organisations race to meet ESG targets, the company positions itself as a practical bridge between climate pledges and measurable action.
“I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as country manager, India at Hiili,” Hemady said in a LinkedIn post, adding that the company aims to move beyond broad sustainability promises towards precise, science-based decarbonisation.
Hemady brings more than three decades of experience spanning print, television, radio and digital media. He has previously served as chief executive officer at HIT 95 FM, assistant general manager at CNBC TV18, and held leadership roles at MTV India and The Indian Express, among others. Most recently, he worked as an independent business consultant advising firms across media and technology.
With India’s digital economy expanding at pace, the environmental cost of data, streaming and online services is climbing quietly in the background. Hiili’s bet is that carbon efficiency will soon sit alongside cost efficiency in boardroom conversations.
For Hemady, the move marks a shift from selling airtime and ad inventory to championing climate accountability. If successful, Hiili’s India play could make digital growth not just faster, but cleaner too.
