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Exemplifying excellence Apart from rewarding most deserving candidates, issues pertaining to the growth of the hospitality sector took centre stage at the Indian Hotel Academy and Association of Hospitality Professionals’ annual event
ndian Hotel Academy and Association of H o s p i t a l i t y Professionals hosted their annual event 'Hospitality Rendezvous – 2012' with great zeal and enthusiasm on December 22, 2012 at FICCI Auditorium, New Delhi. The event was inaugurated by Sanjeev Rampal, vice president – Operations, Jaypee Hotels and was also graced by hospitality intellectuals like Rajindera Kumar, managing director, Vivanta by Taj; Mukesh Singhal, joint president – Operations, Jaypee Hotels; Shreesh Saxena vice president – Hotels, ITDC; Ramesh Takulia, director - Learning and Development, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces; Anil Mohan, senior vice president P&S -Jaypee
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Greens; Prasenjit Guha Thakurta, general managerRadisson Blu Marina Hotel; Devender Kumar, vice president - F&B Production, Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi; Nilesh Mitra, senior director, Human Resources, South Asia, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group; Vinod Gulati, managing director, Gulati Restaurant, Pandara Road; Rajiv Chopra, general manager, The Janpath Hotel; Pradeep Kumar, resident manager, Jaypee Greens; Atul Shanker Mishra, executive chef- Hotel The Royal Plaza; SV Dua, executive chef - The Ashok; Gurjyote Singh Sethi, chef de cuisine - The Claridges; Nawab D Hasan, senior training manager, The Leela Palace, New Delhi; Mukesh Kumar, chef, Hotel Samrat; Vijay Anand Bakshi, Chef & B manager,
Ibis Hotel; Nishant Singh, front office manager, Radisson Blu Marina Hotel; Ankita Saxena, training manager, Kingdom of Dreams; Vaibhav Bakshi, assistant manager F&B, Radisson Blu Hotel; Naubal Kaushik, assistant manager, ITDC; Dinesh Kumar Gupta, assistant manager HR- The Royal Plaza Hotel; Lakshay Nirula, manager concierge, Taj Mahal Hotel. During the event, issues pertaining to the growth of the hospitality sector were discussed by leading professionals from the industry. Rajender Kumar, director, Vivanta by Taj Ambassador; Shreesh Saxena, vice president - hotels and corporate executive chef, ITDC; Ramesh Takulia, director Learning and Development, Taj Hotels, Resorts and January 16-31, 2013