Hyatt Regency Gurgaon has announced the appointment of Chef Liam Crotty as Executive Chef of Hyatt Regency Gurgaon. Passionate about cooking, the dynamic chef is a connoisseur of culinary arts from across the globe. Prior to joining Hyatt Regency Gurgaon Liam was a part of the preopening team at Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights.
Soumonath CHATTERJEE (ESSEC IMHI 2012) has been appointed Manager Business Intelligence- Accor Hotels India based in Gurgaon. Prior to that Soumonath was Manager- Hotel Development JHM Interstate India Hotels & Resorts and started his career as Assistant Manager-Hospitality Consulting & Transactions Advisory Cushman & Wakefield in Mumbai.
Reema Dhawan has been appointed as the Director of Sales of Hyatt Place Gurgaon/Udyog Vihar effective April 06, 2015. Reema is a graduate from the Institute of Hotel Management, Gwalior. She has also done her Bachelor’s degree in Humanities and holds a Master’s degree in English.
In an earlier three year tenure as General Manager with a large 5-Star Deluxe Gurgaon hotel, the hotel led group wide key result indicators for guest satisfaction, and was the number one Rooms Revenue performer across their Delhi and NCR large hotel competitive set. The property was also recognized in the annual “International Hotel Awards” as “Best Hotel India” in three successive years, most recently in 2013-14. During Mr Wright’s tenure, “Luxury Hotels of the World” awarded the property their prestigious “2011 Best Luxury Hotel & Conference Centre – India”, award. During this earlier three year tenure in Gurgaon, Mr Wright was personally recognized in the annual Indian National Tourism Association / PATWA’s awards as the “2011 Top Hotelier India” and was the following year a finalist and first runner up in the “2013 Hotelier India Awards – General Manager” category.
Harjindher SINGH ESSEC IMHI 2010 has been appointed Manager Feasibility & Development Finance for Hyatt Hotels Corporation Gurgaon, India. Since graduation at ESSEC Harjinder was Manager Hotel Advisory for CBRE in UAE. Prior to ESSEC Harjinder worked 15 years in cooking operation: 11 years as Chef de Cuisine at Carnival Cruise Lines and 4 years as Junior Sous Chef with TAJ Hotels.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H)and SAMHI today announced the opening of Hyatt Place Gurgaon/Udyog Vihar in the state of Haryana, India. This is the first Hyatt Place hotel in the gateway city of Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and the second Hyatt Place hotel in India, following the 2012 opening of Hyatt Place Hampi.
Akash DATA ESSEC IMHI 2008 has been appointed as Vice President Hotels & Hospitality Group JLL Gurgaon, India. Akash spent previously 4 years at Hilton Worldwide Mumbai as Development Manager and Consultant. Prior to that Akash worked already 2 years for JLL after his graduation and 2 years at HVS prior joining IMHI in its one year track program.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announces the appointment of Shantha de Silva to the role of Head of South West Asia, overseeing India, Bangladesh, Nepal & Sri Lanka.
CapitaLand's wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), has secured a contract to manage its first Somerset-branded serviced residence in Gurgaon. Slated to open by 2019, the 174-unit Somerset Diplomatic Greens Gurgaon is Ascott's second serviced residence in the city, after Ascott Ireo City Gurgaon which is scheduled to open in 2017.
Federico has been associated with Hyatt for over 15 years and has acquired extensive knowledge and experience in managing large food and beverage operations, and has also played an integral role in opening a number of hotels.
Park Plaza Gurgaon recently appointed Vinay Nair as General Manager. An alumnus of Osmania University Hyderabad, he carries an experience of 13 years. His expertise lies in developing, managing and implementing policies and standards to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of the hotel, a release stated.
Prior to joining The Leela, Koopman was the Director of Middle East Operations, Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas, United Arab Emirates, and General Manager of Eastern Mangroves Hotel and Spa.
Interstate Hotels & Resorts announces Deepak Sarin as chief operating officer of JHM Interstate India Hotels & Resorts. Sarin will be responsible for the Company’s operations in India, including maintaining a dynamic team of hospitality experts, integrating and supporting the Company’s intelligent systems within the portfolio, maintaining the current portfolio and owner relationships and executing on the Company’s overall growth strategy, driving JHM Interstate India to become the premier independent hotel management company on the Indian sub-continent. JHM Interstate India is a joint venture between Interstate Hotels & Resorts and JHM Hotels.
The Taj Group, India's largest hospitality group, today announced the launch of its 100th hotel in India with Vivanta by Taj, in the Millennium City of Gurgaon. The Group has 117 hotels globally. This takes the overall portfolio of Vivanta by Taj – Hotels & Resorts to 26 hotels.?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /
Gurgaon, New Delhi's flourishing satellite city, is today one of the country's most promising hospitality markets. Currently, Gurgaon's existing branded inventory stands at above 4,000 rooms, with a planned pipeline of over 4,500 rooms. Of these, over 50 percent are mid-scale and budget supply. Virtually all domestic and international hotel operators aspire for representation in Gurgaon, if they are not already present.
Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Gurgaon Baani Square. Hilton Garden Inn is the award-winning upscale mid-priced hotel brand that strives to ensure today's busy travellers have everything they need to be most productive on the road. This is the second Hilton Garden Inn brand hotel in the country. With this opening, Hilton Worldwide now managed seven hotels in Delhi NCR.
Govind Mundra (32), an Indian national, has more than 10 years of hospitality development, real estate and construction experience in South West Asia. He started his career in 2002 as Junior Engineer with a consultant in Assam-India. In 2003, He joined Ambuja Realty Development Limited - a premier real estate developer in East India and held several positions with them, last one in 2010 being Asst. General Manager – Design and Development. His last position was Senior Manager – Consulting at DTZ International Property Advisors in 2011 and was responsible for hospitality consulting efforts in North India. He holds a Master’s Degree in Hospitality Administration from Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne - Switzerland, Diploma in Construction Project Management from NICMAR – India and Bachelors in Civil Engineering from Visveswaraiah Technological University - India. In his new role, Govind will be based in Delhi NCR and will report directly to Deepika Arora, Vice President – International Development, Indian Ocean of Wyndham Hotel Group.
"We are pleased to present The Oberoi, Gurgaon, a hotel that offers the highest standards of luxury and hospitality. The opening is a significant moment for us. A number of Oberoi hotels have been consistently recognized as the best in the world. I am confident that The Oberoi, Gurgaon will continue this tradition," said Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi, Chairman, The Oberoi Group. Speaking on the hotel's unique design philosophy, Mr. P.R.S. Oberoi added, "The Oberoi, Gurgaon redefines the city hotel experience with a design philosophy of height, light and space."