Y E A R S A N D C O R P O R A T E O V E R V I E W<strong>The</strong> <strong>Brigade</strong> Storyand international pool of professionalassociates and employ modernconstruction technology.An early entry<strong>Brigade</strong> <strong>Group</strong>’s founder—M.R. Jaishankar—belongs to a reputed family of coffeeplanters from the hill town of Chikmagalur,in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. Hisfamily is well known in the region for theirbusiness integrity and philanthropy.Jaishankar entered the field ofproperty development in 1984. <strong>The</strong>se werethe pre-liberalisation, pre-IT days and,with admirable prescience, Jaishankarrecognised both the emerging potentialof the nascent, unorganised propertyand marketing teams and filling theorganisation with professionally qualifiedpeople. <strong>Brigade</strong> soon became one of themost respected names in the industry.Today, we have completed over 100buildings, aggregating over 20 millionsft—and in the process, we have createdseveral urban landmarks. This year, ina study conducted by <strong>The</strong> EconomicTimes and Great Place to Work Institute(a pioneer in studying and recognisingbest workplaces around the world),<strong>Brigade</strong> was chosen one of ‘India’s BestCompanies to Work for’, ranking second inthe Real Estate industry and one of the Top100 Companies in India<strong>Brigade</strong> Towers, where it all began.We celebrate our Silver Anniversarythis year. A quarter century in propertydevelopment has seen us grow from ateam of five—operating out of a smallsite office on our first project—to a large,professionally managed organisationheadquartered in Bangalore, with branchoffices in several cities in South India anda representative office in Dubai. We workin a professional environment supportedby ERP, follow the best practices of HRmanagement, draw upon a nationalOur new corporate headquarters at World Trade Center Bangalore—a symbol of things to come.<strong>Brigade</strong> Hulkul Centre, Lavelle Rd, where weconsolidated and achieved phenomenal growth.development industry and the potential ofBangalore.Jaishankar established a partnershipfirm, <strong>Brigade</strong> Investments, in 1986, withthe idea of executing just one project:a 14 storey office building. This maidenventure—<strong>Brigade</strong> Towers—became thetallest building to be built by a privatedeveloper in Bangalore at the time.Planning for successWith a long-term vision of growing into aworld-class organisation, <strong>Brigade</strong> beganthe process of building its engineeringAs for the future…Our future plans envision the completion of40 projects, aggregating 31 million sft, in 7cities—across all our domains. Jaishankarsums up the direction we hope to travel inthe days to come: “We intend to continueto focus on innovation and maintain ourpresent momentum on all fronts. We alsointend to continue to use technologicallyadvanced tools and processes,continue to enhance our architectural,design, construction and developmentcapabilities.”
A continuing tradition of winning awards ...Best “Residential Property South” (<strong>Brigade</strong> Metropolis) in the CNBC AWAAZ CRISILCREDAI Real Estate Awards <strong>2010</strong>: M. R. Jaishankar, CMD <strong>Brigade</strong> <strong>Group</strong> (extremeright) received the award from Kamal Nath—Union Cabinet Minister of UrbanDevelopment (center). Also seen: Goutam Datta, GM, Projects (extreme left).M. R. Jaishankar, CMD <strong>Brigade</strong> <strong>Group</strong> receives the Senior Builder Awardfrom P. C. Mohan, Member of Parliament.<strong>Brigade</strong> <strong>Group</strong> was chosen as one of INDIA’S BEST COMPANIES TOWORK FOR 20<strong>11</strong>. Awarded by <strong>The</strong> Economic Times and Great Placeto Work Institute. <strong>Brigade</strong> <strong>Group</strong> was ranked 2nd in the Real EstateIndustry and among the Top 100 Companies in India.R. Ashoka, Honourable Minister for Home and Transport, Karnataka, presenting theBest Commercial Developer of the Year <strong>2010</strong> award to M. R. Jaishankar, CMD, <strong>Brigade</strong> <strong>Group</strong>.Roshin Mathew, COO, <strong>Brigade</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, and Manjunath Prasad, VP, <strong>Brigade</strong> Gateway Project,are also seen.Other awards won by<strong>Brigade</strong> <strong>Group</strong> in the recent past:“India’s Top 10 Builder <strong>2010</strong>”—Construction World”Best Developer in Residential Infrastructure <strong>2010</strong>”—Construction Source IndiaWorld Trade Center Bangalore won the Best Commercial Project ofthe Year <strong>2010</strong>: (l to r) Subesh Ray, JMD, Lemongrass Advisors;Manjunath Prasad and M. N. Balasubramanian of <strong>Brigade</strong> <strong>Group</strong>.”<strong>The</strong> Regional Developer of the Year—South“ <strong>2010</strong>—Realty Plus