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Kalyan Hospitality Development Ltd is thriving in Togo, in the implementation of its wider Group’s strategies, delivering not just an unrivalled service provision, but a promise of socio-economic development in the process Writer: Matthew Staff Project Manager: Stuart Parker
alyan Group has long believed that its own development goes hand-in-hand with the social and economic development of the country in which it operates, and has subsequently engrained itself into numerous industries - through a standardised set of philosophies and processes - to assist in the progress of a nation. Established by current Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ashok Gupta, who brings as much as two decades of international business experience from the global market to the Group, Kalyan has diversified and expanded over the years to cater for the hospitality, shipping, mining, fund management, agriculture and poultry sectors; but hotel development remains one of its key drivers.
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Benefiting from an active presence across not only West Africa, but also Australia, India, Mauritius, Malta and the UAE, the identification of longterm, sustainable projects fits naturally into the wider Group’s ethos of socioeconomic enablement and continues to have a profound influence in Togo, especially. “Kalyan believes the Company’s growth is connected to the growth of the country and the Group carries responsibility towards the social development of the country where it operates,” emphasises Gupta. “Kalyan seeks to add value to the countries it operates in, adding to the capital and social growth, making sure the majority of employees are recruited locally, trained and certified to the highest level in their respective fields to assist them in building and promoting their careers and improve their standard of living.” This business model has thus been applied to Kalyan Hospitality Development Ltd in managing the refurbishment and renovation of Hotel 2 Février in Lome, Togo; an iconic hotel which shall be operated as a five-star development by one of the most prominent groups in Africa, Carlson Rezidor, and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2016.
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