Deepa Harris Leaves Taj Group After 28 year Stint

By-BW Hotelier DEEPA MISRA Harris, who held the position of Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for the Taj Group of Hotels has left her post. According to sources within the hotel who did not wish to be named, Harris will be doing something on her own. Her last day was Monday, March 16, 2015. Harris, who graduated in English from Delhi University’s Lady Shriram College, worked for over 28 years with the Taj Group. Before becoming the Senior Vice President in 2011, she served as Vice President Marketing for nearly seven years. She is the only specialist to have served separately as Vice President Sales and Vice President Marketing before taking the lead job to oversee both functions, according to the Taj website. She has worked across most markets in India and abroad and has played an integral role in the growth of Taj, including the recent Brand Architecture exercise and the roll-out of the new Vivanta by Taj and Gateway brands. She is also on the board of several group companies such as Taj GVK Hotels and Resorts Limited and PIEM Hotels Limited and others as well. She also represents Taj in various industry organizations such as Hotel Association of India, Experience India Society and Marketing advisory board of Leading Hotels of the World amongst many others, the website states. BW Hotelier could not get any more updates on what Harris is planning to do now. When contacted over mail, BW Hotelier could not get a response from Harris to our queries.