By BW Hotelier
SHANGRI-LA, Bengaluru has appointed Vivek Srinivasan as Director. He has a Bachelor’s Degree and Diploma in Hotel Management and holds a Certification as a corporate executive trainee from Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. He also possesses a Degree in Strategic Human Resources Practices from Cornell University.
Srinivasan will provide strategic planning, direction and administration of the human resources function for the hotel, including staffing and recruitment, recognition and motivation, benefits, compensation and payroll, and in the promotion of the company’s culture through its vision, mission and guiding principles.
With over 14 years of experience in human resources, training and hotel operations, he started his career at The Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur as part of the pre-opening pioneer team in 2001.
His journey with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts started in 2008, when he joined the company’s flagship resort, Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives as human resources manager during its pre-opening phase. In 2011, he held a post at Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa, Kota Kinabalu. He was then transferred to Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi in 2012 as Director of Human Resources and helped streamline the group’s labour productivity in the Middle East region. In 2014, he relocated to India to be part of the pre-opening team at Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru.