Sharad Puri has been appointed as Senior Vice President – Sales and Distribution at The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts recently announced the appointment of Sharad Puri as Senior Vice President - Sales and Distribution for the group.
With over 27 years of experience, Sharad is an industry veteran and an inspirational leader who has worked in highly competitive environments across multiple cities in India. He is seasoned in building strong organizational structures to increase efficiency that is critical to business. Sharad is known for his strong analytical skills and astute business acumen along with a mindset of building long term relationships.
Prior to joining The Leela, Sharad was Cluster General Manager with Marriott in Bengaluru. His work experience spans two major hospitality groups Marriott and Oberoi Hotels with assignments across multiple luxury hotels including The Oberoi Mumbai, The Oberoi Grand Kolkata, Trident Hyderabad and JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu.
Sharad is an alumnus of the Institute of Hotel Management - Ahmedabad and a graduate from the OCLD Management Training Program. An avid reader, he loves travelling to nature and wildlife resorts.