Essel Infraprojects Limited, a part of Zee TV chief Subhash Chandra-led diversified Essel conglomerate, has appointmented Guy Perry as president for its smart cities business.
He will drive EIL’s agenda for smart city business, which is expected to see big growth following the Indian government's aim to create 100 "smart cities", Essel Infraprojects said in a statement.
"Perry’s joining to the company, clearly highlights EIL’s commitment towards acquiring new talent both in domestic and global markets across domain expertise. Perry’s expertise and vision will further enhance the capabilities of the company for conceptualising and executing the smart city projects in India," said Ashok Agarwal, chief executive officer, Essel Infraprojects.
Perry has three decades of experience in urban planning, designing and developing smart cities across the globe and has a long exposure to Asia-Pacific market, EIL said.
Perry earlier worked as an executive director, Asia-Pacific, at AECOM, a leading fully integrated technical service firm which designs, builds, finances and operates infrastructure projects across the globe.
He also played the key role in the creation of Porto Montenegro, the redevelopment of the Gdansk Solidarity Shipyard site and in establishing a regeneration strategy for historic Shantou, China. He began his career planning and designing key components of the Barcelona Olympics.
Commenting on his decision to come to India and join Essel, Perry said: "With the Indian Government announcing it's mission to build 100 smart cities, I see exciting times ahead for professionals like me, who has been working in the field of building sustainable cities around the globe for almost three decades."
