By BW Hotelier
SEASONED HOTELIER Amitabh Devendra, has become the Secretary General of the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI). Devendra takes over his position from May 1, 2015 and will be in office for three years.
We got in touch with Devendra, who is a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) and industry consultant to ask about his appointment and he told us, ’Seriously, I have not given much thought to what I plan to do and the work that lies ahead. I can only tell you after I have assumed office.’
Devendra is a graduate of the Oberoi Centre for Learning and Development (OCLD) and has completed the General Managers Programme from Cornell University.
A published author with Oxford University Press and an academician associated with the FHRAI Hotel School in Greater Noida, Devendra’s career has spanned from hotel chains like the Oberoi, Hyatt, Le Meridien and Choice Hotels.
Between 1999 and 2005, he was Vice President ’ Operations of Northern & Western Region of Choice Hospitality Group. He was also the President-Hospitality & Leisure, Jones Lang La Salle Meghraj, between 2005 and 2007, before joining Molinaro Koger as Strategic Advisor. In 2008, Devendra set up his own consultancy firm, Karma Hotels & Hospitality Consultants in 2008.