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Appointment News NICHOLAS DUMBELL General Manager, Bengaluru Marriott Whitefield
PARMEET SINGH NAYAR GM, DoubleTree by Hilton Gurgaon New Delhi NCR
Travel technology leader in Asia
Bengaluru Marriott Whitefield re-
Parmeet Singh Nayar has been ap-
Pacific, Abacus International has
cently appointed Nicholas Dumbell
pointed General Manager of Dou-
JEREMY VAN DE KLUNDERT Managing Director, Sabre Pacific, Abacus
appointed Jeremy van de Klun-
as its new General Manager. Dumb-
bleTree by Hilton Gurgaon-New
dert as Managing Director of its
ell brings with him a rich lineage of
Delhi NCR. Parmeet has also as-
subsidiary Sabre Pacific to take
global experience to his first stint in
sumed additional charge as India
forward the distribution strategy
India. A natural leader, his current
Regional Coordinator - Operations
position will be responsible for the operations and
Effectiveness, Hilton Worldwide. Nayar will report to
for Australia and New Zealand. Van de Klundert has served in similar roles, in-
steering of the overall management of the hotel. With
Daniel Welk, Vice President, Operations – India,
cluding five years with global distribution systems
a proven record of implementing strategic initiatives
Hilton Worldwide.
in Europe, three with a major travel agency and
that deliver financial success and significant customer
In the regional capacity, Parmeet will champion a
more recently five heading global assistance com-
service improvements, he will be actively involved in
number of initiatives at trading and pre-opening hotels
pany, International SOSin developing North Asia.
employee training. His key responsibilities would also
in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio in India. The areas
Sabre Pacific’s current distribution grid includes
include holistic supervision of various departments to
he will focus on include guest satisfaction, energy con-
travel buyers at over 2,000 agency locations.
drive performance.
servation initiatives, organisational structure .
AMIT MIDHA General Manager Courtyard by Marriott, Bilaspur
VIKAS SHARMA General Manager Hive Panipat
DONALD A. WINGELL Director, F&B,Performance and Support, South West Asia
The Marriott International has
Vikas Sharma has been appointed
IHG (InterContinental Hotels
appointed Amit Midha as General
as the General Manager of Hive Pa-
Group) has appointed Donald A.
Manager of Courtyard by Mar-
nipat, managed and marketed by
Wingell, as its new Director of Food
riott Bilaspur. Amit Midha brings
Tux Hospitality, the Hotel Manage-
& Beverage (F&B) for South West
with him an assortment of rich
ment, Operations and Marketing
Asia. He will be based at IHG’s cor-
experience. In his current role he
Company of Shipra Group. He is
porate Office in Gurgaon, New
is responsibleto provide strategic leadership ex-
highly competent professional, with over 14 years of
Delhi, reporting to the Vice President of Operations
pertise that ensures effective and efficient overall
experience in the Hospitality Industry.
for South-West Asia.
management of the property in the city like Bi-
A graduate in hotel management from Presidency Col-
In his new role, his key responsibility will be to
laspur. He has worked with Jaypee Hotels& Six
lege, Bangalore, Sharma has worked as the Corpo-
drive Food & Beverage performance in the region
Senses Spa in Greater Noida, Oberoi Hotels in Gur-
rate General Manager of Amalgam Management
while working closely with hotel General Managers
gaon, Chennai Kolkata, Jaipur & Udaipur; Madinat
Solution, General Manager ‘The Grand Pearl’ Hotel
and F&B teams to maximise revenues and service de-
Jumeirah in Dubai; Grand Hyatt in Mumbai& Delhi
and Hotel JBL to name a few. He played an instru-
livery across this critical part of the business. Hewill
and JW Marriott in Mumbai in various capacities.
mental role in the launch of ‘The Grand Pearl ’.
also be working as part of IHG’s Asia, Middle East.
PARIVA RUSTAGI Regional Director, Sales – India Hilton Worldwide
REEKSHIT SIDDHANTA Director of Rooms Fairmont Jaipur, India
GANDHI GANDHI Director, F&B Hyatt Regency Chennai
Hilton Worldwide today announced
With 11 years of rich experience
Nikhil Gandhi has been ap-
the appointment of Pariva Rustagi
in the hospitality industry, Reek-
pointed as Director – Food & Bev-
as Regional Director of Sales for
shit Siddhanta joined Fairmont
erage at Hyatt Regency Chennai.
India effective March 17, 2014. She
Jaipur as Director of Rooms in
Gandhi has excelled at Hyatt Re-
will lead sales efforts for the Hilton
December 2013. At Fairmont
gency for over a decade now. He
Worldwide portfolio of hotels in
Jaipur, he is responsible for
started his stint in the hospitality
India. Hilton Worldwide presently operates hotels
smooth functioning and delivering with the best re-
industry with Hyatt Regency Mumbai as an asso-
and resorts under its upscale and mid-market
sults of the Front Office, Housekeeping & Security.
ciate in 2002 and ever since has been dedicated in
brands across nine cities in India including New
He is playing a key role in further developing the
providing outstanding service and momentous ex-
Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune,
local standard operating procedures to deliver
perience to the guests. Gandhi joined Hyatt Re-
Vadodara, Trivandrum and Goa. She will also initi-
world class luxury hospitality targeting the evolv-
gency Chennai as the Assistant F&B Director in
ate a comprehensive strategy to drive outbound busi-
ing MICE market and achieve greater guest satis-
2012 and has been promoted as the Director Food
ness from India to hotels operated by Hilton
faction by creating differential experiences for
& Beverage at Hyatt Regency Chennai in March
Worldwide in other parts of the world.
inbound and outbound guests.
2014.
MAY 2014| TNH (TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY)