Vishal Gupta appointed General Manager of Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach
Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach has appointed Vishal Gupta as the General Manager of Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach with effect from July 6, 2023. Joining the hotel with an extensive knowledge of the hospitality industry, Gupta gets on board to oversee day-to-day operations and provide strategic guidance under his leadership.
Gupta has 24 years of international hospitality experience in four countries. He started his career as a Management Trainee with Marriott International by joining the pre-opening team of 748-room Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in 2001. Subsequently, Gupta opened the 628 room St. Kitts Marriott and Resort on the island of St. Kitts & Nevis in 2003. He transitioned from Operations to Sales and from 2005 – 2012 he was in various Sales & Commercial roles in Maryland and Washington DC area with Marriott. He transferred to India in 2012 and set up the Leisure division for Marriott’s National Sales Organisation.
Gupta joined Hilton Worldwide as a General Manager in 2015 and worked at the Hilton Garden Inn Trivandrum and Hilton Jaipur until 2022. An entrepreneur at heart, Gupta took all his business and financial acumen, co-founded an Ed Tech platform in 2022, and ran it for 18 months. He believes in having a growth mind-set and is a constant learner. He completed a one year Advance General Management Programme in 2020-21from IIM – Ahmedabad as well as he is a certified Executive Leadership coach from George Mason University, Virginia. He did his Bachelors of Business in Hotel Administration from the Hotel School, Southern Cross University, Australia and passed out from IHM Chandigarh in 1999.
Gupta has an ability to self-motivate and work effectively with people. He is an energetic self-starter with excellent management, leadership and team building skills; established track record of fostering key stakeholder partnerships and ownership relations through proactive clear communication.
