This October marked our Managing Director, Keval Pankhania’s, 12th year at Sneller Commercial. 🎉
We had a chat with Keval to discuss his journey and growth over the years. Keval said “Having worked in the corporate world prior to joining Snellers, it was a step change coming to a family run business where I was given full autonomy from my very first day. Initially, setting up the Building Surveying and Project Management department was a daunting task and effectively starting from scratch in terms of revenue, but as you start to meet contacts and leveraging the Client base Snellers already had at the time it became very rewarding”.
It’s not always been straightforward for Keval, as challenges have been faced along the way; “As my role morphed from being a Building Surveyor to running the business as well, there have been many challenges on route such as the pandemic which included furloughing staff for a period which was not easy and a steep learning curve”.
Reflecting back to the start of his journey, Keval said “As I look back now from initially starting my career as a Graduate Surveyor, the real estate industry is diverse and is very rewarding. I have had the pleasure of working with large blue-chip companies as well as individuals which has taught me to communicate both verbally and in written form on a multitude of levels which I am grateful to the industry for”, he continued “I take great pleasure in giving back where I can by mentoring on the Reading Real Estate Foundation scheme, which I have now been doing for many years, providing Graduates with a small insight into what I have learnt through my career and this has also been a great opportunity to see first-hand the high calibre of Graduates entering the profession which is satisfying to see”.
Keval concluded “I am sure Snellers will continue to grow from strength to strength, and I am grateful to our staff for being part of the Snellers journey with me. Onwards and upwards!”
We want to say a huge thank you to Keval for all his immense commitment, hard work and dedication he pours into the company!
Cheers to many more years as Managing Director! 🎉