Balachander Gvaneshwar joins Grand Mercure Bengaluru at Gopalan Mall as F&B Manager

Balachander Gvaneshwar joins Grand Mercure Bengaluru at Gopalan Mall, as the Food & Beverage Manager. In his capacity, he will spearhead the operations of the Food & Beverage department of the hotel which consists of two dining outlets and multiple banquet spaces. His responsibilities would also include coordinating, planning and implementing Food & Beverage concepts in alignment with the Grand Mercure brand ethos.

Having begun his career in 1995 with Taj Residency Bangalore, Gvaneshwar moved to the Middle East in the early 2000s as a Restaurant Supervisor at the Fairmont Dubai. He later moved into the Shangri La Group and was involved in successful launch of Shangri-la Barr Al Jissah Resort. In his last role, Gvaneshwr led the F&B operations for Shangri-La Al Husn Resort & Spa, Muscat, Oman and the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Muscat, Oman as a multi-property resource. 

In the course of his career spanning over two decades, Gvaneshwar has taken initiative to drive and to be part of many high ambition projects focussing on F&B innovation, revenue optimisations and event curations.

“We are very excited to welcome Bala to be a part of our team and are looking forward to a lot of interesting food and beverage concepts in the hotel with Balachander at the helm of the department,” said Sachin Maheshwary, General Manager.