MEGHA AJGAONKAR has been promoted as Market Director of Sales & Marketing for all the Marriott properties in Mumbai. She will be responsible for the overall sales & marketing activities of the property including devising appropriate sales strategies in all market segments towards maximizing the hotel revenue.
Prior to her promotion, Ajgaonkar was the Director of Sales & Marketing at Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel & Lakeside Chalet Marriott Executive Apartments. Ajgaonkar is an experienced hospitality professional with a career span of around 15 years in the Hospitality industry. She began her career with the Taj Group of Hotels, and handled a diversified portfolio from hotel front office and food & beverage operations to Mumbai commercial sales. She has also been associated with the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd by opening the first Four Points by Sheraton in Navi Mumbai and then proceeding on as the Director of Sales for the Westin Pune- Koregaon Park. Before assuming her position at Renaissance Mumbai Hotel & Convention Centre, she was the Director of Sales and Marketing at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park.
Her commitment, focus and strong leadership skills, are clearly demonstrated through the numerous accolades that she been awarded, like “The Best Sales Leader - 2011” in the entire Starwood Asia Pacific Region (excl. China), “Brand Ambassador Award – 2011” for the Starwood Asia Pacific Region, “The Sales & Revenue Person Of The Year 2011” by the Hotelier India Awards run by the ITP Publications amongst others. Megha obtained her Degree in Hotel Management from the Indian Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad.
She enjoys travelling and loves sports like tennis, volleyball and swimming. She is trained in Classical Karnatak Music for 4 years and had taken vocational courses in Classical Hindi Music.