In a Nutshell
Zyeta is an integrated workspace design and build services firm that specializes in delivering exceptional workspace interiors that leverage the latest thinking in design, workforce optimization, and the environment.
With our unique combination of people, process, and technology, we strive to provide our clientele with unparalleled value. Zyeta provides its turn-key services for leading organizations across a spectrum of industries.
We transform raw space into award-winning, next-generation offices, clean rooms, data centers and more. We focus on large-scale and mid-size office design and build company projects for a diverse international clientele that includes both global enterprises as well as early-stage companies, having successfully completed hundreds of projects across India and beyond. The Company is privately-held by executive management.
By Team Zyeta
It’s All About
the People
Meet Team Zyeta
Payal Sandhu Khurana
The Strategy Maven
Payal is a visionary leader in the Architecture & Design industry with over 23 years of experience, specializing in workplace innovation and strategic design. As Global Director of Design & Strategy at Zyeta, Payal has led transformative projects worldwide. Her leadership expertise includes stakeholder management, P&L management, and shaping winning sales strategies. And when it’s time to unwind, she’s the life of the party—her dance moves at Zyeta parties are nothing short of legendary!
Thangaraj Muthu
The Team Energizer
Thangaraj, the driving force behind Zyeta’s Singapore and Southeast Asian ventures, is a master of both strategy and spirit. With a knack for crafting innovative business solutions that inspire, Thanga’s infectious enthusiasm keeps the team buzzing like a beehive. While his laser focus on business goals might make you think he’s all work and no play, don’t be fooled! Thanga’s charismatic charm and contagious laughter will have you chuckling in no time.
Shilpa Revankar
The Eloquent Charmer
Shilpa is the artistry backbone of team Zyeta. A charming human being who lives life on the edge, Shilpa is all about heart. She comes with a passionate love for design and architecture that reflects in every inch of her work. When not switching meeting rooms and conferences, you will find Shilpa chilling out with her team-laughing out loudly at random workplace jokes.
Arpit Bansal
The Solutions Guru
If you ever need the latest scoop on tech trends or the best offbeat travel spots, Arpit Bansal is your go-to. With 13 years in client solutions, he’s always on the hunt for the next big thing in workplace design and tech. When he’s not crafting innovative solutions, you’ll find him exploring hidden travel gems or getting lost in Twitter’s endless stream of buzz.
Jacques Bennett
The Design Dynamo
Jacques Bennett is our visionary Design Director at Zyeta Singapore and Southeast Asia, driven by a deep passion for redefining workplace environments. With a keen eye for elegance and a disruptive spirit, he crafts design solutions that are as functional as they are inspiring. His cool-headed demeanor and ability to navigate any design challenge with a wink and a smile make Jacques a beloved leader who’s always one step ahead of the curve.
Sureen Foo
The Design Diva
With 10 years of experience in interior design, Sureen knows how to balance creativity with a pragmatic, results-driven approach. Outside work, she recharges through gym sessions, gets lost in a good book, and enjoys relaxing weekends. A Pinterest enthusiast, Sureen stays inspired by exploring design trends and is always up for a challenge, whether it’s nailing the perfect design concept or finding the best coffee spot in town!
Leslie Tan
The Office Sunshine
Leslie is a seasoned Project Director at Zyeta Singapore and Southeast Asia, bringing a wealth of experience in real estate, project management, and interior design to the table. With a career spanning over 18 years, Leslie has successfully navigated a diverse range of projects across the Asia-Pacific region, demonstrating a keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence. His sunny nature and irresistible smile make our Singapore office a fun and friendly place to work.
Smitha Naik Deshpande
The 10,000 Watt Personality
A classical singer, a liberal trekker and a determined architect.
With a smile that shimmers her eyes, Smitha lives her life to the fullest. She carries the traits of a purist who eyes every detail of designs. Her work reflects the understanding of people and a choral harmony of art that betters human lives.
S SureshKumar
Success Strategist
With 19 years in project management, Suresh Kumar masters Greenfield projects, office fit-outs, and industrial construction from concept to completion. He’s skilled in aligning plans with business needs, focusing on process improvement and technology integration. Known for delivering complex projects on time and within budget, Suresh also brings a sense of humor and positivity to every challenge. When he’s not managing projects, you might catch him sharing a good laugh or celebrating a successful milestone!.
Shalini S
The Eco Enthusiast
Shalini S is a dynamic Sustainability Consultant with 4 years of experience. A cheerful go-getter, she’s passionate about making an impact in sustainability while taking on new challenges. When she’s not perfecting eco-friendly solutions, you’ll find her whipping up creative dishes, doodling mandalas, or discovering hidden food gems. A “Happy Hustler” at heart, Shalini loves to over-plan (in the best way possible) and never misses a chance to add some fun to the mix!
Amit Sangodkar
The Strategic Innovator
Amit Sangodkar brings over 21 years of dynamic experience in business development, project management, and sustainable building practices. As an IGBC Accredited Professional and the best-selling author of “Rapid Wellness Blueprint,” he’s also a certified NLP Master Coach. Outside of work, Amit’s passion for mentoring students and cracking a good joke keeps the energy high. Whether leading projects or inspiring others, Amit always adds a touch of fun to his expertise!
Kaustav Roy
Perfectionist with Purpose
As the Business Head for Zyeta Hyderabad, Kaustav brings over 15 years of diverse industry experience. A detail-oriented leader, he’s passionate about travel, reading, history, and different cultures. When not at work, you might catch him plotting his next travel adventure—or debating whether his love for history makes him a “time traveler” at heart!
Abhijeet Joshi
The Project Maestro
Abhijeet Joshi is a seasoned Corporate Real Estate professional with over 20 years of experience collaborating with top-tier brands. As Principal & Senior Director at Zyeta Mumbai, he combines creativity, sustainability, and technical expertise to deliver transformative projects. Known for his calm approach, Abhijeet also has a spontaneous, fun side that brightens every project. When he’s not driving business success, you might catch him immersed in cricket, yoga, or a good biography.
Abhishikth Vuppala
The Business Brewmaster
Coffee lover and business innovator, Abhishikth is on a mission to brew success! With over 14 years of experience—9 of which were spent as a daring entrepreneur—he blends creativity with practical skills in his role as Associate Director of Business Development at Zyeta Hyderabad. He’s also on a flavorful journey to become a barista, so watch out—his coffee creations might just keep you buzzing with excitement!
Shalini Kumari
The Savvy Analyser
A multitasker, a vivid learner, and a powerhouse of ideas.
Shalini is a very up-to-date person who loves her work to the fullest. She is an excellent team leader with a zeal to become better every day. While Shalini is always serious about her work, she’s still a kid at heart. She is honest and a very patient learner. Maintaining a perfect balance between her work life and personal life, Shalini is one of the most inspirational female role models of the team.
Chetan AG
Mr. Pragmatic
Leads the MEP team with his years of experience and wisdom, as well as a logical mindset and tireless work ethic. A straightforward, honest soul who believes in searching for the best ideas that benefit everyone collectively. All the while maintaining a generosity of spirit, affinity for nature and a positive attitude. This makes him both an invaluable asset and a great person.
Neha Clare Horo
Happy Human Connector
Neha Clare is our bubbly Human Resource Business Partner who lights up the workplace with her infectious smile and positive energy. A life-story enthusiast, she thrives on discovering wisdom that guides her journey to becoming the best version of herself—both as a kind human and a top-notch professional. When she’s not connecting with colleagues, you can find Neha experimenting with new recipes, savoring diverse cuisines, or exploring new places, always ready for her next fun adventure!
Amaresha Gouda
A natural leader
Our Senior Safety Officer here is a natural leader. He has one of the best motivating skills that help him bind his team together. He takes up new challenges and finds ways to beat them in the best possible way. He is also known for his creative mind- which often helps him to come up with the best options while leading his teammates.
Harilal MN
The Intuitive tech-Savvy
Naveen Kumar
A DIY Maverick
Symbiotically connected to nature since forever, Naveen has cultivated this talent as part of his personality. A passionate lifelong architect since forever as well, he gets to practice his passion for Do It Yourself (DIY) everyday at Zyeta. In his spare time, he can be found deeply immersed in his passions for sketching, painting, fishkeeping and dreaming about buying a gigantic aquarium.
Ronti Gogoi
Driven by Nature
A naturally driven person, Ronti is a confident and driven Senior Project Manager. He thrives on new challenges every day, and loves coming up with logical, spontaneous solutions that solve problems and make the process better. In his spare time, he is equally as obsessive about mastering various musical instruments, collecting automobile magazines and hitting the open road.
Sudarshan Uppunda
Mr. Good Vibes Only
Enthusiastic, creative, and go-getter, Sudarshan manages all our content marketing and social media campaigns. A firm believer of ‘good vibes’, he might come across as reserved but is super chatty once the “vibes match!” A die-hard fan of the sitcom- Suits, he is seen quoting Harvey Specter all the time!
Siddarth Bejgum
The Roadster
Sonu Gulecha
Defines her own limits
A free-spirited person who marches to the beat of her own drum, it’s near-impossible to put her in any category. She uses this gift to push herself and explore interior design in depth and detail everyday, all the while keeping her colleagues entertained. In her free time, she loves to explore the great unknown on her trusty motorcycle.
Raghav Singh
The Zen Guy
Raghav is our passionate electrical engineer and is seen giving off Zen vibes. A big-time fan of movies and F1, he loves spending time watching old classics or trying his hand at building cool websites, when he is not working. Yes, he puts up some crazy moves at office parties but is very level-headed otherwise!
Tejaswini Kesarkar
Miss Adventurous
A trained Civil Engineer and Project Manager, she plays an integral role in project management, delivery and coordination in her daily responsibilities. Proactive, confident and driven–she’s passionate about work to an infectious degree. She’s also a devout, adventurous motorhead who loves riding bikes and cruising around in cars, when she’s in the mood–which is always. She likes to keep her circle small and tight, but can easily party anyone off the table, when push comes to shove.
Monika Roula
The Unswerving Mind
An architect by profession, design for Monika is a way of life.
For Monika, this world is a place for inspiration that helps her bring life to every inch of design she creates. She is strong-minded, soft-spoken and has got a lively vibe about her. While designing has her heart, Monika is also known for her writing and dancing skills. She’s a nature lover and can’t do without music.
Akshay S. Jadhav
The risk taker
Currently ticking off boxes in his adventure sports checklist–Akshay is a risk taker. This makes him a bold individual both at work and in life. He loves facing new challenges to keep himself on his toes and motivated. Explorer of historical places and loves meeting people and knowing different cultures. He is also well-known in the team for his great singing skills. If not at work, he’d either be reading a book or busy enjoying adventurous sports.
Sethupathy G.
Mr. Grit
Sethu’s technical knowledge in design and data integration with project management makes him establish and deliver tailor-made human-centric solutions. His aspiration drives him to explore and strengthen his expertise in strategizing these solutions. Moreover, he has a passion for Cricket and music, which drives him to stay motivated in life.
Kishore Manoharan
The Designopedia
Being the principal designer at Zyeta, he’s a skilled pro who is proficient in delivering innovative projects to high-profile clients via intense collaboration. He’s a jack-of-all trades who not only is able to transform his idea into solid reality, but also think about design in multi-faceted terms and develop his thought leadership–all the while maintaining a cool,calm aura. He’s the guy in the office who has an answer for every question!
Vasanti Bahadarpurkar
The Relentless Creative
Vasanti is a natural-born creative spirit.that delights in her ever-expanding list of skills and talents. She is driven by passion, and sees no mountain too high to climb when she’s in her element. The same passion also extends to her diverse hobbies, love for the great outdoors, and displaying affection to her near and dear ones via exquisitely handcrafted goods on their special days.
Namrata Shaw
Miss Harry Potter Fan
A Potterhead, Namrata is a young and highly motivated individual. She is a Digital Marketer at Zyeta, thus she’s our go-to person for everything that’s trending online. Namrata is a dedicated person who loves new challenges and strives to excel at whatever she does. This also makes her a perfectionist. When not analyzing the online trends, she is either traveling and exploring new places or playing badminton.
Shafeeq Mohammed
The Wanderer
He’s an infectious personality who despite his young age, is a total design maverick. His cheery spirit loves every bit of working in design. From brainstorming fresh ideas to experimenting with unhackeyned techniques–he loves to be on top of everything.He has a passion for urban design, and its power to connect people together. This interest helps him to solve design problems from multi-user perspective.
Aparna Anirudhan
The Staunch Idealist
A person who loves to see the deeper meaning in things. She’s quiet till the point she isn’t–as evidenced by her love for deep conversations and ability to engage people in entertaining and enlightening ways. A stubborn idealist and a deep thinker, her best gifts come out in the form of language–which she uses to full potential on her job as an Architecture Researcher.,
Gururaj
The pocket Dynamo
With a young and full-of-energy personality, Gururaj is a people person. He has an innate sense of humor making him popular in his group. What makes Gururaj stand out is his ability to pick up things quickly. He’s a curious person who learns fast, this helps him easily pick up new skills at work. He is a traveler, a writer, and an avid reader. Besides these, he loves playing Cricket, Chess, and Badminton.
Manu K
A Music Enthusiast
Manu has joined us as an Assistant Manager with a lot of work experience. He has an honest and transparent personality, which makes him a very collaborative individual at work. Manu is quite passionate about his work. However, he does make sure to find time for his love for volleyball. He is also popular on the team as a music lover.
Magam Siva Krishna
The Experimenter
Being the Chief Creative Officer of Zyeta, he’s a thought leader in design who excels in developing strategies that reflect the client’s core values, vision and business mission to a perfect degree. His versatility, strategic thinking and focus on research has always driven him to develop the most optimal solutions for the task at hand. When not at work, he’s a jovial people’s person who has a deep passion for classical dance and deep science.
Madhusudhan
A Raconteur
He seems quiet, but houses a hidden sense of humour–especially regarding finance, a field that he has 11+ years of experience in. He describes himself as ‘only serious when sober’ and ‘peaceful when drunk’. Aside from his job, he loves learning things, watching movies, reading, trying out new cuisines. An eloquent person with an increasingly positive attitude, he sets up an example of carrying himself at work.
Rakshith Kumar
The Design Yoda
Rakshith is one of Zyeta’s principal creative forces and most inspiring mentors. Through both his incredible eye for detail when it comes to work, and willingness to guide, mentor and inspire the talented members of his team. He’s a focused person who’s often a man of few words, but his warm, affable, charismatic, and often hilarious personality has the habit of revealing itself from time to time.
Ananth
The Resident Prankster
Ananth is passionate about accounting–which makes each day of work a thrill for him. He’s equally as passionate about pulling pranks on his colleagues, making work a joy. He’s hard-working, but describes himself as ‘always up for a good time’. In his spare time, he loves to travel, watch cricket and drink his friends under the table.
Asha
A Liberated Mind & Soul
Her reserved nature can make her hard to give away to people. When she opens up, she’s a treasure trove of positivity, knowledge and good humour. She’s described as a workaholic, though she prefers the term ‘passionate.’ She prides herself on being open minded about everything and carries an accepting nature. A collaborative person, she loves exploring nature in her spare time.
Rishikesh
The Team’s A1 Cricketer
Responsible yet fun. Ambitious yet care-free. Rishikesh is the best of both worlds.
With a job that requires focus and discipline, Rishikesh is often found tied-up with deadlines. However, that has never stopped him from enjoying life. He loves watching movies and has a great taste in documentaries. If not immersed in projects and his amazing list of movies, Rishikesh is found making headlines in the office’s cricket tournaments.
Chaitra
The Daydreamer
Often seen as calm, peaceful, polite and sometimes even shy, she’s a qualified civil engineer who works as a quantity surveyor–applying herself deeply in the process of costing and estimation. While not at work, she can be found partaking in her deep passion for music, movies and dance–all the while dreaming everyday about owning her own farm one day.
Sowlabhya
Lives for passion
Supriya Bharati
A Benevolent Aura
Shalini
The Fun Financier
Passionate about finance, she feels thrilled each day on landing the right career. She uses that positive energy to immerse herself in her passion for learning–especially classic Carnatic music and dance. An avid foodie with an insatiable sweet tooth, she makes it a point to indulge in her hobbies of travel, aerobics and reading. She also describes herself as an animal lover, with a ‘special fondness for cats’.
Govindaraja
The Travel Guru
A veteran of the HSE field, where he has been working for the past 9 years. He’s a passionate person who is driven by the belief that 100% of occupational accidents can be prevented, and in the process, many lives can be saved. He demonstrates the same insane passion in his pursuit of travelling each and every corner of the globe.
Antarip Basu
The Team’s Motivator
In a world of masters, Antarip distinguishes himself as a jack of all trades and believes in constantly learning new skills. Antarip has the potential of not just bringing in new ideas to the team but also implementing them. He takes life as it comes with a positive attitude, which also makes him the motivator in his team.
Arun Singh
The Nature-Lover
With more than 15 years of experience in MEP and interior works, Arun brings patience and perfection to his team. He is dependable and reliable in every aspect of work. A proud husband and a father, he is also a nature-lover. When not managing projects, he spends time swimming and meditating through yoga.
Ullas George
Mr. Punctilious