SHUBHAMOY BANERJEE has joined as the Food and Beverage Manager at The Orchid Mumbai. He is an IHM Kolkata graduate who also studied at the Tourismusschulen Klessheim in Salzburg, Austria on a scholarship.
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COURTYARD BY Marriott, Gurgaon has appointed Namit Vijh as the new Director of Rooms for the hotel. Vijh will be responsible for the overall functioning of the rooms division and will spearhead various functions like front office, housekeeping, reservations and guest service.
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THE WESTIN Chennai Velachery has appointed Debopriyo Sen as their new Director of Sales & Marketing. With over 11 years of rich experience in the hospitality industry, Sen brings with him profound knowledge and skills in developing growth strategies for brands and implementing them to deliver business results.
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RITESH CHOUDHARY has been appointed as the Director, Food and Beverage, at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. Choudhary has been associated with the Taj Group of Hotels for over a decade during which he has worked in various capacities from August 2004 to October 2013.
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By BW Hotelier CHEF YATENDRA Rawat has been appointed as new Executive Chef at The Westin Chennai Velachery. With 18 years of experience in the industry, Chef Rawat brings with him numerous offerings to his new role. He started his culinary journey as Kitchen management trainee after completing three year culinary diploma from IHM Gwalior. Since then, he has been associated with hotels like Oberoi, Hyatt, Raffles, Moevenpick and Carlson Rezidor in varied culinary positions. In 2007, he joined Australian luxury casino first flagship hotel ’Crown Towers’ -and later an integrated resort and casino complex ’City of Dreams’ : offering 2000 rooms and over 20 F&B outlets as pre-opening team member in Macao. By 2010; he was Officiating Executive Chef & Chef de Cuisine of 320 Rooms with 6 F&B outlets at Hard Rock Hotel in same complex. Before joining Westin, chef Yatendra was involved with Moevenpick hotel, Kochi as pre-opening Executive Chef. Chef Rawat’s culinary forte lies with Trans-ethnic, pan Asian and western cuisines that got refined during his professional tenures in Indonesia, Singapore, China, Thailand and Macao. He played active roles in the prestigious ’Wine and Food gourmet summit’ and celebrated ’Raffles Wine & Dine’ in Singapore and Macao rubbing shoulders with celebrated Micheline star chefs from all across the globe. He is a trained ISO certified Food safety and hygiene manager and has attended a number of workshops and seminars associated with hospitality and kitchen management. Chef Rawat has received accolades right from the time he was in IHM, where he represented his institute as team leader for all India student chef competitions and won prizes in varied categories. He has conducted culinary workshops and lectures in prestigious ’Raffles culinary academy’, IFT Macao and different IHMs in India.
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By BW Hotelier ACCORHOTELS HAS appointed Arif Patel as Vice President Sales, Marketing and Distribution for the India region. An industry Sales and Marketing veteran, Arif brings to AccorHotels, over two decades of experience with leading brands that include ITC hotels and Oberoi hotels. Arif was most recently the Regional Director of Sales & Marketing, South Asia for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. A proven leader, Arif brings with him a wealth of experience in Sales, Revenue, Digital and Social Media Marketing, Loyalty and Distribution Management, Branding and Strategic partnerships. Speaking on his new appointment Arif Patel said, ’AccorHotels boasts of some of the most enviable and renowned hotel brands in the industry. I am pleased to be joining AccorHotels at an exciting time of growth in India with several of its leading initiatives such as digital transformation and innovative distribution strategy. Jean Michel Cass-, Senior Vice President, Operations, AccorHotels India added, ’Arif’s in-depth knowledge and experience in leading the sales and marketing role with global brands make him an outstanding addition to our senior leadership team. We are confident that his leadership skills and expertise will be instrumental in the growth of AccorHotels in the region.’
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By BW Hotelier AASHIMA SHARMA has been appointed as General Manager at Park Hyatt Chennai. Sharma has had a progressive journey with Hyatt, having joined the erstwhile Grand Hyatt Delhi as Business Development Executive, and fast-tracking her trajectory of growth thereafter, from Associate Director of Catering to Director of Catering & Conventions. In 2003, Sharma moved to Grand Hyatt Mumbai in the pre-opening phase as Director of Catering & Conventions, and after a little over two years, she was entrusted with the role of Director of Rooms in the same hotel, a key milestone in her career encompassing all aspects of rooms operations in addition to Spa. To broaden her professional horizon with an overseas experience, Sharma moved to Grand Hyatt Shenzhen during the pre-opening phase as Executive Assistant Manager ’ Rooms to open this flagship Grand Hyatt in China. Her role encompassed driving recruitment; training and setting up operational standards. She returned to India in 2010, at Sofitel Mumbai BKC as Hotel Manager from where she joins the Hyatt family as General Manager of the vibrant Park Hyatt Chennai. Sharma has been a part of several pre-opening support teams including Hyatt Regency Kolkata, Park Hyatt Goa and Park Hyatt Vietnam. Sharma leans towards wellness and remains grounded with her morning ritual of quiet contemplation and meditation practices inspired by Jon Kabat-Zinn’s mindfulness and Bob Proctor’s Abundance. She is very excited to be back with the Hyatt family and take on her new role at the vibrant Park Hyatt Chennai.
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By BW Hotelier DINESH R has joined OYO Rooms as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to this, he was leading Compensation & Benefits in the APAC region for The Coca Cola Company. Dinesh is a seasoned HR professional with past tenures at Bharti Airtel, Hewitt Associates and ITC Limited. Speaking on the appointment Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, OYO Rooms, said, ’We are thrilled to welcome Dinesh to OYO Rooms. We are at the cusp of significant transformation, having witnessed tremendous growth in the past year on both business and employee front. From a single-city office in Gurgaon, today we are present across more than 15 cities through our offices and 165 cities through our partner-properties. As we build value in our business and expand our geographical footprint, we remain focused on offering a rewarding employee experience and sustaining a vibrant OYO culture. Dinesh’s leadership and multi-market roll-out experience will help steer us in the right direction in this new phase.’ Dinesh said, ’OYO Rooms is one of the most innovative and original start-ups to come up in India in the recent past. I consider this an opportunity to contribute to the growth and evolution of a home-grown start-up that will disrupt markets globally. I am very excited to be here and look forward to an enriching tenure.’
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