Beyond Squarefeet Advisory ropes in Tony Ward as "COO - Leasing"

Tony Ward a renowned name in the real estate and retail sector both internationally and in India has joined Beyond Squarefeet Advisory, a boutique mall advisory company, promoted by Susil Dungarwal, a retail-mall veteran, as "COO - Leasing". Ward, will be responsible for the most strategic function of leasing & fit-out management at Beyond Squarefeet. His role will include working with mall developers and retailers to design, develop & implement the right tenant mix and retail leasing plans.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, May 11, 2010 /India PRwire/ -- Tony Ward a renowned name in the real estate and retail sector both internationally and in India has joined Beyond Squarefeet Advisory, a boutique mall advisory company, promoted by Susil Dungarwal, a retail-mall veteran, as "COO - Leasing". Ward, will be responsible for the most strategic function of leasing & fit-out management at Beyond Squarefeet. His role will include working with mall developers and retailers to design, develop & implement the right tenant mix and retail leasing plans.

Mr. Susil Dungarwal, Founder & Chief Mall Mechanic, Beyond Squarefeet Advisory said, "Tony's Experience of managing more than 5 million sq. ft. of Mall Development, will add to the already experienced team of beyond Squarefeet, we are extremely excited to have Tony join Beyond Squarefeet's leadership team, where we will benefit from his proven record of success and passion for the retail sector. Tony's knowledge of the retail and real estate sector internationally will help ensure we harness this potential and fully realize the growth opportunities before us." "Apart from the leasing of the projects hand-held by us, Tony will also lead the fit-out management of our projects, which is an area with a lot of vacuum currently, in the country" added Mr. Dungarwal.

Tony most recently served as COO, Leasing for The Phoenix Mills Ltd., Mumbai and used to manage all the Marketcity Malls for them along with Palladium. Prior to Phoenix, Tony was part of the initial team of Wal-Mart in India, where he spent almost 5 years. Tony was also with the West Pioneer Properties, managing their mall in Kalyan. Tony comes with over two decades of experience in operations, leasing & business development.

Mr. Tony Ward said, "I am excited by the opportunity to join hands with Beyond Squarefeet. After many discussions with Mr. Dungarwal, I believe he has the right experience, mind set, and associations in this market to be a huge factor in the retail - real estate sector. Our goal is to fill the gaps, which continue to hamper the success of many developers. We have the ability to take a project from the concept stage all the way through opening and beyond."

Mr. Ward further added that Mr. Dungarwal's vision to set up a unique mall advisory firm, his passion for the mall sector and the fact that the firm had bagged prestigious projects both in India & internationally within a short span of time had inspired him to take up this challenging and interesting assignment.

Beyond Squarefeet, is an end-to-end mall advisory company from market research to mall management, currently Hand Holding leading mall developers in Mumbai, Delhi, Thane & Doha (Qatar).

Notes to Editor

About Beyond Squarefeet Advisory Pvt. Ltd. â„¢:

India's first boutique Mall advisory company which provides end-to-end solutions in the specialized areas of Mall conceptualization to Mall Management, with extensive "hands-on" experience in Retail & Mall development. They also focus on Mall Conceptualisation, Mall Positioning, Mall Marketing & Leasing, Facility & Mall management, Mall Re-orientation, The Team, over the last few years has been associated/ has worked closely with many industry leaders like, DLF Group, Ansal API, Hiranandani Group, K. Raheja Corp, Prestige Group, UB Group, Emaar MGF, Ishanya, and many more. The professional team of Beyond Squarefeetâ„¢ has managed Mall Development & Operations of more than 30 million sq. ft. (3 Crore sq.ft), spread in various parts of the country.

Some of the Key projects / Malls / Retail Chains managed by our team are Forum Malls (Bangalore, Chennai, Mangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin) , Eva Mall, Forum Retail Park, Ishanya, Mall of Goa, UB City Mall, Bergamo, DLF Emporio, DLF Malls, Gold Souk, Big Kids Kemp, Shoppers Stop, Haiko Supermarket, Macy's, The Loft, Culture Shop, The Loot, Bloomingdales, Bed Bath & Beyond, and many more.

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