The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), South Asia's largest hospitality company, announces the launch of its new salon brand, niu&nau. The unisex salons will present a re-imagined experience with distinctive design and cutting-edge treatments delivered by professional stylists and therapists. Housed at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, the first niu&nau will open its doors today.
With a stellar career spanning over 26 years, Shiva Kumar's journey in the hotel industry started with some of India's leading organizations and hotel chains. With varied brands in his portfolio like The Taj Group of Hotels, The Leela, Four Seasons and Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Shiva Kumar's most recent role were with the Kempinski Hotels in Nairobi.At The St. Regis Mumbai, Shiva Kumar will be a part of the legacy of 'The Best Address' leading the vibrant finance team to sc ale greater heights.A thorough academician, Shiva Kumar is a Chartered Finance Manager from the Indian School of Business Management and has completed his MBA in International and Corporate Finance from ISBM, Mumbai. Armed with dual degrees, he has been instrumental in successfully steering the operations and financial performance of the properties he has been a part of and his prowess has led the hotels to achieve efficient top lines and profitability. His most salient achievements include increase overall profitability of the hotel and helping in larger savings through innovative revenue and facility management. He is adept at managing large teams and driving them towards this common goal of efficiency and profitability.Spiritually inclined, Shiva Kumar spends quality time on meditation and Yoga while enjoying studying and practicing Vaastu in his spare time. His fitness regime includes badminton and swimming. He enjoys his down-time with his fam ily when not computing and crunching numbers.
Kumar started his initial career stint with Indian Hotels Company Ltd almost two decades back. He later worked in leading hotels in India. During his tenure at the Leela Mumbai, Starwood, now Marriott International & the Lalit he worked as the Asst Food &Beverage Manager, Director of Food & Beverage & Executive Assistant Manager - Food &Beverage respectively. He was soon promoted as Director of Operations & General Manager at the Hilton Worldwide.
Elie brings with him over 15 years of operation and leadership international experience in the hospitality industry within the core area of food and beverage. He started his career in his native place Lebanon and then moved to China, Jordan, Egypt and Dubai where he managed F&B teams of over 200 associates.
On November 26, 2008, 10 young men in an inflatable dinghy came ashore in Mumbai, India, and slipped into the city undetected. They had been sent by Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani-based terrorist group. Armed with assault rifles, grenades and improvised explosive devices, they quickly fanned out across the city. Over the course of the next three days, the terrorists wreaked havoc, killing more than 170 people and bringing Mumbai to its knees.
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), South Asia's largest hospitality company's iconic hotel, The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai has been accorded the highest guest satisfaction score amongst its hospitality peers globally for the year 2018-2019 by TrustYou; the world's largest guest feedback platform. The top global ranking reiterates the legendary hotel as one of the finest in the world.
Security industry stakeholders from across the subcontinent have descended upon Mumbai for the 8th edition of Secutech India, which opens its doors today at the Bombay Exhibition Center. Taking place from 25 - 27 April, the fair offers business, networking and sourcing opportunities for India's commercial security, smart home and fire safety sectors. In addition, plenty of educational value can be gained through the fairs fringe events, which include a fire safety training and two full days of smart city and security technology forums.
Ritesh Sharma previously held the position of General Manager at Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad. Ritesh holds a degree in Hotel Management from SRM Institute of Hotel Management, Chennai and undertook the Executive Management Program from S.P Jain Institute of Management. He has also attained the Six Sigma Black Belt certification from the Indian Statistical Institute. Ritesh started his career with IHCL eighteen years ago, in the Front Office department at Taj Coromandel, Chennai.
Meena Bhatnagar previously held the position of Executive Housekeeper at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. A Commerce graduate, Meena holds a Diploma in Hotel Management from Delhi University and a Bachelor of Education from Anamalai University. Meena has over thirty years of experience in hospitality and joined the Company in 2004 as an Executive Housekeeper at Rambagh Palace, Jaipur.
Meghan has joined Absolute Hotel Services as Regional Manager Revenue & Distribution India/Middle East, reporting to VP - Operations & Pre Opening. He will be responsible for in assisting revenue and distribution functions for all hotels and resorts in the region. Meghan has completed DHM from Novel Institute of Business Management & Research, Pune'07. Has over 9 years of experience in Hospitality, namely with Starwood, Intercontinental, Hilton, Oxford Properties, Royal Orchid Hotels & Resorts and The Chancery group of Hotels, Bangalore. He has been awarded for 100% mystery audit in Starwood Hotels in ASIA PACIFIC, First position in audit in the Reservations department for Sheraton Grand Pune (former Le Meridien Pune).
Prior to joining Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport, he was in the role of a Hotel Opening specialist, where he also spearheaded the management of four upscale hotels as General Manager between 2005 & 2015, including two Novotel hotels in the southern part of India. He was involved in turning around Radisson Blu, New Delhi, Dwarka. Until recently, he was the General Manager of Radisson Blu Dwarka New Delhi. In the past, he has also worked with AccorHotels, ITC Welcome Group, Carlson Rezidor Hotel and Intercontinental Hotels Group.
Anuj Bidani joins Grand Hyatt Mumbai as the Director of Sales & Marketing with over 14 years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry both internationally and in India. Before joining Grand Hyatt Mumbai, Anuj completed a successful tenure as Director of Sales & Marketing at The Claridges, New Delhi. His previous work experiences include multiple roles at hotels like The Grand & Oberoi at New Delhi, Venetian Macau, Sahara India, Cabana Estates, Fairmont Raffles Hotels at Kolkata and many more.
Roshan Rajpal has joined Grand Hyatt Mumbai as Hotel Manager. Roshan, a graduate in Humanities has over 20 years of experience across global hospitality brands like Crowne Plaza, Carlson Rezidor and Accor in various challenging roles and responsibilities. Her last assignment was as Hotel Manager at Ibis Bengaluru before joining Grand Hyatt Mumbai. Roshan brings her operations, sales & marketing and business development acumen as well as the zeal to create moments of more not just for their guests but also for their associates.
Puneet Singh has joined Grand Hyatt Mumbai as General Manager. With over 25 years of experience across International Luxury Hotels spanning four continents and 10 countries including China, Germany, Turkey, Russia, Tanzania, UAE and Egypt, to name a few, Puneet is a veteran hotelier known to be the game changer in each of his distinct assignments. Puneet is known to be a strategic manager, with an astute business sense, an entrepreneur to the core, with a knack of making money whilst delivering highest standards of service for all stake holders.
Sharad began his career as an Assistant Manager with Oberoi Towers and The Oberoi Mumbai in 1995 and later moved to work at The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata in 2000. In 2004, Sharad returned to Mumbai as Hotel Manager at Hilton Towers. In 2007, Sharad was appointed as the General Manager of Trident in Chennai and in 2012, he was appointed as the pre-opening General Manager of Trident in Hyderabad. After completing a five-year stint as the General Manager with Trident in Hyderabad, the decisive critical thinker with significant leadership skills – Sharad, is now a part of the JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu family where he along with the team are committed towards personalized guest experiences.
Ms Bhagat brings with her rich experience working with hospitality companies in India and France, and has solid connections with the travel trade fraternity in India. She spent three years as project manager of Promosalons: The Global Partner Network of French Trade Shows, almost six years as Promotions Manager at Atout France: France Tourism Development Agency, and prior to joining Dusit International was Director of Sales & Marketing – India for the Akaryn Hotel Group.
Dusit International, one of Thailand's foremost hotel and property development companies, has opened a new Global Sales Office (GSO) in Mumbai, India, to promote Dusit Hotels & Resorts to the country's vast and fast-growing outbound travel market.
Babita Kanwar has been recently appointed as General Manager for Courtyard by Marriott Mumbai International Airport. She brings with her 22 years of experience in hotel sales and operations and has been with the Marriott family for over 15 years.
Dietmar Kielnhofer has been appointed as General Manager at JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar. Prior to joining JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar, Dietmar was serving as the Complex General Manager at Starwood Hyderabad, India.
The dependence on technology is slowly but surely becoming crucial in our personal and professional lives. The use of technology is critical for the service industry, especially the hospitality industry, which needs to be at the apex for this drastic change. The ability to garner leads through customer awareness and customer loyalty are imperative to any service organisation's arsenal.