By BW Hotelier CHEF CRISTIAN Cabrera, known for his forte in Italian cuisine has joined Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel as Chef de Cuisine at the Italian speciality restaurant, Fratelli Fresh. Well-known for his authenticity in Italian cuisine, his key responsibilities at Fratelli Fresh includes heading the entire team of Fratelli Fresh and managing the operations of the restaurant while ensuring that the overall duties of the staff are being carried out to the fullest potential. His responsibilities also include innovating new dishes, menu planning and maintaining quality of the dishes. Prior to joining Renaissance Mumbai, Chef Cabrera worked as the Italian Master Chef at The Leela Ambience, Gurgaon. He has also worked at hotels like Grand Hyatt Santiago Banquet as Sous Chef and W Hotels Santiago as Banquet Sous Chef. He has also rendered his excellent services to stand alone restaurants like Ago, Joia, Casa Tua, Caf- Milano, along with cruise lines like Royal Caribbean Cruise, Celebrity Cruise, Princess Cruise Line etc. Highly motivated and a skilled professional, Chef Cabrera is a native of Chile who developed his love for cooking since childhood. Chef comes with excellent credentials and culinary experience in the industry. Chef Cabrera graduated as a technician in culinary arts from National Culinary Institute of Chile I.N.A.C.A.P. After graduating he travelled to France to hone his skills further. Upon his return he began working at Starwood. Chef Cabrera has traveled to the United States to learn new techniques, languages and enhance his culinary skills.
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By BW Hotelier MANISH TOLANI has been appointed as Area Director of Sales & Marketing ’ South Asia at Marriott International Inc. With the Marriott since 2003, Tolani brings to the table a decade of experience within the hospitality sector having served at multiple designations. In his new role, he will be leading and overseeing the Sales and Marketing portfolio for the existing 29 Marriott Hotels across India, along with developing core strategies for the upcoming properties across Asia Pacific. He will be part of the core team working on achieving marketing and sales operational objectives, recommendations to strategic plans & reviews and completing action plans, all the while ensuring productivity, quality and customer-service standards. In his last stint, Tolani was the General Manager of the Courtyard by Marriott Pune, Hinjewadi. Graduating from IIHM Aurangabad in 2001, Tolani began his career with the Oberoi Hotels & Resorts. Moving on to the Marriott, his first assignment was with the JW Marriott Mumbai in April 2003 as Assistant Sales Manager. A resolute goal driver backed with a reputation of consistent performance, Manish has been appreciated and recognized for his Special Achievements as leader Sales & Marketing across Asia Pac in 2010, 2011 and 2012. When not at work, Tolani unwinds with family and friends. An extrovert by nature, he enjoys the outdoors, and is a great adventure travel buff. Tolani will henceforth be operating from the Marriott Area Office, Headquartered in Mumbai.
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By BW Hotelier AIR INDIA SATS Airport Services Pvt. Ltd. (AISATS), announced the appointment of Mike Chew as its Chief Executive Officer. Chew succeeds Willy Ko, who was the CEO of AISATS since April 2010. Speaking on his appointment, Chew said, ’I am privileged to be taking on this role at AISATS at a time when the civil aviation sector in India is poised to grow significantly. This will require world-class airport services, which we are strongly poised to deliver on the back of our strong local and global experience in the business, and the use of cutting-edge technology. This capacity enables us to offer our customers unparalleled value and a high level of service.’ Chew was previously the Senior Vice President of AISATS, Delhi. He started his career with Singapore Airlines (SQ) in 1993, managing the airport operations at various locations such as New York, Beijing, Kaohsiung, Guangzhou, Surabaya, Frankfurt and Mumbai. Prior to joining AISATS in June 2013, he was the Director of Airport Services and Reservation at Star Alliance Frankfurt for six years, where he was responsible for coordinating service standards and procedures and developing and implementing new services and products for the alliance.
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By BW Hotelier HYATT REGENCY Gurgaon has appointed Chef Liam Crotty as Executive Chef of the hotel. Chef Crotty holds a graduate degree from Cork Institute of Technology (C.I.T) in Professional Cookery and Secondary education from St. Colman’s Community College, Middleton, co. Cork, Ireland. As Executive Chef of the largest convention hotel in Gurgaon and over 18 years of professional experience Chef Crotty is in-charge of overseeing all the culinary aspects of the kitchens, menus, training modules and most importantly securing the standards of excellence expected by both domestic and international patrons. Passionate about cooking, the dynamic chef is a connoisseur of culinary arts from across the globe. Prior to joining Hyatt Regency Gurgaon Liam was a part of the pre-opening team at Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights. Chef Crotty’s successful stint starts from a young age working in a Seafood Restaurant in the fishing village of Ballycotton, Co. Cork, Ireland. Crotty joined the Hyatt family in 2008 at Grand Hyatt Dubai. This was followed in May 2012 by a move to Park Hyatt Maldives as the Executive Chef of the only resort property of the Park Hyatt brand. Commenting on his joining Chef Crotty, said, ’It’s great to be a part of the team here in Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, I am excited about working in such an atmosphere as I have experienced since my arrival. I feel very lucky and I’m sure it’s going to be a great period of my career.’
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