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ZUBIN SAXENA Carlson Rezidor South Asia
ROGER WRIGHT Hyatt Regency Gurgaon
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has appointed Zubin Saxena as Vice President, Development, South Asia. Zubin is based in Carlson Rezidor’s Gurgaon office in the National Capital Region and reports to Andreas Flaig, Executive Vice President, Development, Asia Pacific. In his new role, Zubin is responsible for driving development in South Asia and growing its hotel portfolio through management and franchise opportunities. Carlson Rezidor is currently the number one international hotel operator in India by number of hotels. The group has over 110 hotels in operation and development across 40 cities across India.
Roger Wright has been appointed GM of Hyatt Regency Gurgaon. He joins Hyatt Regency Gurgaon with over 30 years of international hotel experience. Wright has led twelve 5-Star and 5-Star Deluxe business and leisure Hyatt and internationally branded hotels. Wright’s knowledge of hotel operations, positioning, financial and strategic focus, combined with a deep personal commitment to the Hyatt brand, will play a vital role in further developing the Hyatt Regency Gurgaon’s position as the city’s “logical first choice” for anyone seeking a top quality large 5-Star hotel for MICE.
DILPREET SINGH BINDRA JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity
JW Marriott Hotel New Delhi Aerocity has appointed Dilpreet Singh Bindra as the Director of Operations at the hotel. Dilpreet Singh Bindra started his career as amanagement trainee in 1996 at TajMahal Palace and Towers Mumbai and worked as Assistant Manager In Food and Beverage operations at the hotel for 2 years. Following that, he was part of the preopening team at Taj Extoica Bentota, Sri Lanka and worked there to set up the Food and beverage department. He came back from Sri Lanka and joined Vivanta by Taj, New Delhi as a Restaurant Manager and eventually became the F&B Manager at the hotel.
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ASHISH NEHRA JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity
JW Marriott Hotel New Delhi Aerocity has appointed Ashish Nehra as the Food & Beverage Manager at the hotel. Ashish Nehra started his career with the Oberoi Group at The Oberoi, Amarvilas, Agra as a Front Office assistant from February 2004 to May2006. Graduating from Oberoi Center of Learning and Development in 2008, he joined The Oberoi, New Delhi from July 2008 to December 2011 and held various responsibilities as the Assistant ManagerFood and Beverage. In December 2011 he moved to Wildflower Hall, Charabra, Shimla as the F&B Service Manager.
TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY | APRIL 2015
VISHAL BHARTI Courtyard by Marriott, Agra
CLEVIO MONTEIRO Kuoni Business Travel
Courtyard by Marriott, Agra announced the appointment of Mr. Vishal Bharti as the new General Manager, today. With a rich hospitality experience of over nineteen years, Vishal will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and help achieve the vision of this hotel. Vishal’s experience encompasses innumerable skills in the hospitality industry through various levels. Right from recruitments, selection, training and development, performance appraisal and employee relations, developing annual objectives, Vishal has been a part of minute functions and has gained a lot of experience through it all.
ClevioMonteiro has been appointed as Business Head– DVMS, in the Kuoni Business Travel division of Kuoni Travel India. Clevio has over 22 years of experience working with Travel, Aviation & Technology Solutions companies in various functions. He has worked with companies such as Air Sahara, Interglobe Technologies and SuvidhaInfoserve. In his last assignment with Go Airlines, he managed a pan India responsibility as General Manager for their online business & consolidators.
MOHAMMED KHAN Sheraton Bangalore Hotel
AMIT KUMAR Courtyard By Marriott City Centre
Sheraton Bangalore Hotel has appointed Mohammed Khan as the Director of Food & Beverage. Mohammed Khan has been associated with the Food & Beverage industry for over 12 years starting 2002, serving in various hospitality positions pan India. From his most recent and successful stint at Marriott as the Director of Food and Beverage, Mohammed Khan has also been a Pre-opening champion serving in various capacities in Marriott Chennai, Pune and Renaissance Mumbai Hotel & Convention Centre etc. His passion and expertise is clearly noticedin the Food & Beverage sector.
Amit Kumar has been recently appointed as the Director Operations at the Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre. Amit brings with him a cross functional experience of over 14 years in Operations, Sales and Training in the hospitality industry. In his capacity as the Director Operations, Amit will be responsible for all aspects of Hotel Operations. Amit began his career at Grand Hyatt Delhi, going on to play key roles at luxury hotels and airline training academy such as J W Marriott, Mumbai, Portsmouth Marriott Hotel, United Kingdom and Kingfisher Training Academy.