appointments
new faces
appointments
within the hospitality trade Aseem Kapoor Area Director North Hyatt International
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has appointed Aseem Kapoor as Area Director – North India supervising Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, Hyatt Regency Delhi, Hyatt Ahmedabad, Hyatt Amritsar and Hyatt Regency Ludhiana from 2014. This is in addition to his existing role as General Manager, Hyatt Regency Delhi. Kapoor began his hospitality career in 1989 as a Management Trainee with Holiday Inn Mumbai. He joined Hyatt in 1995 as Assistant Director of F&B at Hyatt Regency Delhi and was subsequently promoted to Director of Food and Beverage in 1997. In July 2001, he joined Hyatt Regency Mumbai as EAM - F&B and subsequently promoted to Hotel Manager in 2003. In 2005, he transferred laterally to Park Hyatt Dubai and in 2008 was promoted to General Manager at Hyatt Regency Mumbai.
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Sunjae Sharma
Jai Kishan
Area Director South Hyatt International
General Manager Operations NHCC and HICC
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has appointed Sunjae Sharma as Area Director- South India supervising Hyatt Bangalore, Park Hyatt Chennai, Hyatt Regency Chennai, Hyatt Regency Kolkata, Hyatt Place Hampi & Hyatt Regency Kathmandu. This is in addition to his existing role as General Manager, Hyatt Regency Chennai. Sharma has been associated with the hospitality industry for over 24 years and possesses a diversified experience panning across several hotel brands. He has been associated with Hyatt International for over a decade and has handled multiple roles at Hyatt’s properties across the country, the most recent one being Area Director for Bangalore, Chennai, Hampi, Kathmandu and Kolkata.
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Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre (NHCC) and Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) have appointed Jai Kishan as a General Manager Operations for the entire complex. In his current role, he will be responsible for managing all aspects of operations across the entire complex with focus on increasing revenues, optimizing profits, developing the team and enhancing brand standards. Kishan brings with him more than 17 years of work experience in hospitality industry spanning India, Switzerland, Taiwan, Singapore and Australia. Prior to joining the Accor Group, he was at The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata, India as the Executive Assistant Manager.
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Louis Sailer General Manager, The Leela Palace New Delhi The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts appointed Louis Sailer as the General Manager of The Leela Palace New Delhi. He brings to his new role nearly 30 years of experience in the industry. Sailer has worked with the finest hotels across the globe, including Fullerton Hotel, Singapore, Raffles Hotel, Singapore and Hilton & Conrad International and many more. He is an alumni of the first-ever Cornell program in conjunction with the reputed business school, Nanyang, Singapore. Prior to joining The Leela Palace New Delhi, he led the pre-opening and opening of the London’s newest luxury hotel, Café Royal.
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