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Hyatt Hotels Corporation has appointed Sumit Kumar as General Manager of Hyatt Pune. Kumar is responsible for the operational development of Hyatt Pune, including guest and employee engagement and financial performance. Over the last 13 years, Kumar has been an integral part of Hyatt Hotels. Having been chosen as the General Manager of the first Hyatt Place hotel in South West Asia, he launched Hyatt Place Hampi, Karnataka, and later Hyatt Place Gurgaon/ Udyog Vihar, Haryana which was also his last assignment.
Mahesh Chand Rajwar has done Hotel Management & Catering Technology from American Hotel & Lodging Association & Oriental School of Hotel Management, Kerala. With more than 12 years of experience in the hotels and resorts with a strong emphasis on hospitality, targets, guest liaison, staff engagement, training and development, cleanliness and public relations. He is highly motivated and enthusiastic. Rajwar spent his initial days with Trident- Hilton, Udaipur. He is experienced across various properties like Ananda in the Himalayas, Tehri Garhwal, Taj Mahal Hotel- New Delhi, among others.
Victor Chen has been appointed as the Resident Manager of JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu. With over 15 years of experience, Chen has worked with several Hyatt properties across India and the Middle East, namely Hyatt Regency Dubai, Hyatt Delhi, Grand Hyatt Mumbai and Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa before joining the Marriott family. Chen brings with him extensive experience of having worked in various hospitality management verticals. He holds a three year Diploma in Hotel Management from International Institute of Hotel Management Kolkata.
Grand Hyatt Mumbai has appointed Shubham Chandra as Hotel Manager. He has over 18 years of experience in operations, business development, sales and marketing with reputed names in the hospitality industry. Chandra held the role of Area Director– Sales & Marketing for South India at Hyatt Regency Chennai before he took his new assignment as Hotel Manager at Grand Hyatt Mumbai. Prior to Chennai, he was associated with various Hyatt properties in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru since the year 2001.
Shree Ram International Jodhpur has appointed Rakesh Chauhan as the new General Manager. His last assignment was with Hotel GenX Jodhpur ( 1589 group of hotels) as a General Manager. Chauhan is a hotel management graduate from IHM Chandigarh with over 17 years of experience and he specialises in hotel operations, revenue management, performance enhancement, best practices implementation, setting up process and implementation, quality compliance, organisation development, human resource and training.
Park Plaza Kolkata Ballygunge has appointed Anirban Bhattacharya as Director- Sales & Marketing. A hotel management graduate from IIAS ( Siliguri) and MBA in Hotel Management from IMSR Mumbai, Bhattacharya has worked with Choice Hotels, Ahmedabad; K Raheja Resorts and Hospitality, Mumbai; Clarks Group of Hotels, The Resort, Mumbai; Advani Hotels & Resorts India Ltd ( Ramada Caravela Beach Resort Goa), Pride Hotels & Resorts and St Laurn Hotels to name a few. He comes with a rich experience of 17 years. In his current role, he will be heading the Sales and Marketing for Park Plaza Kolkata Ballygunge.