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Two New Appointments at Leela Palace Chennai

Bijay Kr Thakur takes over as the Human Resources Head at the hotel with over 19 years of experience in HR Operations. Amritham Umapathy is appointed the new Rooms Division Manager. He has over 20 years of experience in the industry.

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Nicholas Dumbell Appointed GM of Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel

Dumbell holds over 16 years of leadership experience with the Marriott brand and has worked with prestigious brands under the Marriott portfolio such as Bengaluru Whitefield Marriott, Renaissance Kiev, Breadsall Priory Marriott Hotel and Country Club.

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Sandeep Biswas Appointed Executive Chef of Ananda in the Himalayas

After working in various properties, Chef Biswas returns after 17 years to the foothills of the Himalayas. His last appointment before this was at the Atmantan wellness resort in Mumbai as an Executive Chef and in charge of the complete F&B function at the property.

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Flight Centre Travel Group India Launches FCM Incoming, Appoints Prashant Narayan as Country Head

FCM Incoming to focus on customised group and individual holiday solutions for inbound tourism. The company will curate and create signature leisure travel experiences in and around the Indian subcontinent, including Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.

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Anuj Soin Becomes F&B Manager of Courtyard by Marriott Gurgaon

Soin joined Courtyard by Marriott, Gurgaon from The Leela Ambience, Gurgaon where he was the Restaurant Manager of Spectra and was part of the pre-opening team. He holds an MBA in finance and is a hotel Management graduate from BBDNITM, Lucknow. Anuj has also worked at The Taj Rambagh Palace, Jaipur and Eros Hotel Delhi.

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Following his Passion and Taking it to the Next Level

Adrian Mellor, The Leela Palace New Delhi's new Executive Chef takes over an operation already well known for its food and beverage. His job, in his view is to take everything to the next level. With 28 years of experience under his belt, Mellor is going all over the country to be able to source locally and give guests, the best there is on offer.

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Smita Rathod Joins Renaissance Mumbai as Director of Services

Rathod was earlier working with Courtyard by Marriott Pune for four years where she was the Rooms Division Manager and supervised the Housekeeping and Front Desk operations at the property.

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Sudipto Mukherjee Joines Mercure Hyderabad KCP as DoSM

Mukherjee has a rich and versatile experience of over 13 years in the hospitality industry. He has worked with Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre, Ellaa Hotels and Lindsay Hotel Kolkata in various leadership roles and has handled various portfolios ranging from marketing, sales, business management, revenue management and operations.

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