Ajoy Kumar Misra, B.E. (Hons.), Civil, MBA has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Tata Global Beverages Limited. Previously, Misra was Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, for Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces. Misra joined the company from Tata Administrative Service in 1980. His 31-year tenure included a variety of notable positions, from Sales and Marketing to Operations. A key ...

Taj Group has promoted Deepa Harris to the position of Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, formerly held by Ajoy Misra. After 31 years with Taj Hotels, Misra is joining Tata Global Beverages, part of the hotel company’s Tata Group parent and India’s premier business house, as Deputy CEO and Executive Director, on the board.Previously Vice President of Marketing, Harris has spent 28 years wi...

Iaquez, based in New York, is responsible for corporate transient sales and group sales in the Eastern US. She brings more than a decade of corporate transient and group sales to her new role with Taj Hotels. Most recently, she was Global Director of Corporate Sales with Jumeirah Hotels, where she represented 11 luxury hotels. Previously, she spent five years as Director of Corporate Sales with ...

Maxwell, based in Chicago, is responsible for group and corporate segments with a specialty in incentive and insurance sales. With 15 years of experience in hospitality and business-to-business sales, she joined Taj Hotels from her position as Director of Regional Accounts, Midwest, for Wynn and Encore Las Vegas. Her prior experience includes serving as Business Development Director with BI, a Mi...

Tran oversees development and implementation of marketing initiatives for the Americas. Most recently, she was Director of Strategic Accounts for Twitter. Previously, she was E-Marketing Manager at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. She co-founded WOWtraveler.net, now known as KiwiCollection.com, one of the world's first online luxury hotel magazines.

Grand, based in Los Angeles, handles corporate, group and leisure market sales in the Western U.S. and Canada, with a specialty in entertainment sales throughout the Americas. She joins from the Maybourne Hotel Group where she held a similar position for Claridge's, The Connaught and the Berkeley Hotels in the UK. Previously, she spent nine years with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts in a variety of...

Simmons is responsible for group and corporate sales in the Northeast, bringing more than 15 years of hotel sales expertise to this new position. Her career includes similar positions with Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel, Kimpton Hotel Group and Destination Hotels and Resorts. Most recently, she oversaw national sales efforts of Wynn Resorts on behalf of Wynn and Encore Las Vegas.

Deve is responsible for direct sales, agent education, familiarization trips and tactical initiatives for the East Coast, Canada and Latin America markets. She brings more than a decade of experience to her new role, having served in a similar capacity for California-based Viceroy Hotel Group (formerly Kor Hotel Group) with hotels in San Francisco, Miami and Anguilla. Previously, she handled the ...

In his new capacity, Mr. Blangy will oversee the marketing, reservations, sales and public relations strategies, managing a staff of twenty-five professionals at this luxury hotel situated in the landmark location of Newbury and Arlington Streets adjacent to the Public Garden. David Gibbons, General Manager said "Patrick's arrival at Taj Boston signals the next chapter in the hotel's bright futur...