Emanda Vaz

Emanda Vaz is Country Head – Marketing & PR at Embassy Developments Ltd. Prior to this, she was the Assistant Vice President, Luxury Residential Business, at Embassy Group, where she oversaw the Group’s luxury residential portfolio, a unique selection of signature futuristic luxury developments consisting of villas, villaments, condominiums, and branded residences.
A part of Embassy Group since 2014, her expertise has facilitated the building of various Embassy brands, such as Embassy Office Parks and BLVD Club, followed by crafting and establishing their luxury residential brand. She then took the lead in expanding the group’s ultra-luxury portfolio, focusing on high-end residential sales, hospitality, and private clubs.
Before joining Embassy, Emanda led marketing and communications at Four Seasons Private Residences Bengaluru for the London-based Westcourt Real Estate Company. She has worked with leading global and Indian corporations, including Four Seasons, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and ASK Wealth Management.
With over 18 years of experience in strategy, sales, and marketing, Emanda has a proven track record of business transformation and development in real estate. She brings deep and wide-ranging experience in market dynamics, brand and design trends, negotiation and closures, public relations, and content and communication strategy. She is known for her passion, and drive to deliver results by enabling strong, engaged teams that deliver outstanding outcomes which have helped shape standout real estate offerings and elevate the brand’s market position.
One of the few women in real estate leadership, she has received a variety of accolades. Amongst them are the Great Manager Award, a part of People Business and the Economic Times’ Top 250 Great Managers 2021, and the RealtyPlus Women Icon ‘Achiever in Organisational Sales 2023’, which recognises key women leaders achieving excellence in sales at a national level. She has further been awarded the ‘Excellence Award – Residential Sales’ by Embassy Group, acknowledging her achievement for the highest sales across the company in 2022. In 2023, she was awarded the ’Excellence Award – Team’ by Embassy Group for the best collaborative team effort in residential sales. Most recently, she was included as one of RealtyPlus’ 40 under 40 next-generation leaders impacting and transforming the real estate landscape in 2025.
Emanda holds a bachelor’s degree from Symbiosis International University, where she ranked First and was awarded as a Gold Medallist in Economic Honors. More recently she concluded a 5-month course with ISB on strategic digital marketing and analytics.
Born in Muscat, Oman, Emanda has completed Level 5 with the Trinity College of Music in classical piano. She enjoys culinary adventures during her travels around the world, is an avid reader, loves working out, and is a true crime enthusiast.