Hyatt Place Vadodara appoints Sohaib Kidwai as General Manager

Sohaib Kidwai joins Hyatt Place Vadodara as General Manager. He began his career with Hyatt in 2008 with Grand Hyatt Mumbai as Sales Manager. He subsequently moved to Park Hyatt Chennai for the pre-opening team in 2012 and was Director of Sales in 2013. He then moved to Hyatt Pune as Director of Sales & Marketing in 2015. 

After that, Kidwai joined Hyatt Regency Chennai as Director of Sales & Marketing, managing a team of 23 Sales, Events, Marketing and Revenue Management colleagues. He soon developed an interest in hotel operations and was elevated to Director of Operations in 2019 managing Front Office, Housekeeping, Security, Spa and overlooking Sales and Marketing Operations. In 2020, he was appointed as General Manager – Task Force at Hyatt Ahmedabad. Following which he joined as General Manager – pre-opening team at Hyatt Place Vadodara. 

Speaking about his continued association with Hyatt, Kidwai says, “Hyatt really feels like home and I am grateful for all the opportunities it has given me across its various brands. I have gathered many great memories during my tenure with Hyatt and worked with some amazing people. Now I look forward to creating more such memories with my team and guests here at Hyatt Place Vadodara.” 

Originally, from New Delhi, Kidwai started his career with Marriott and worked in Food and Beverage with Marriott properties in Mumbai and Goa, joining their Sales team in 2007.