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Bengaluru, Radha Hometel   Haridwar, Ambrosia Sarovar Portico   Ludhiana, Park Plaza   Pune, Noorya Hometel
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Chennai, Radha Regent   Hyderabad, Aditya Sarovar Premiere   Mumbai, Hotel Marine Plaza   Vayalar, Vasundhara Sarovar Premiere
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Faridabad, Express Sarovar Portico, Surajkund   Jaipur, Park Inn   Nashik, Lily Sarovar Portico    
Faridabad, Park Plaza   Jaipur, Sarovar Portico   Navi Mumbai, Majestic Court Sarovar Portico    
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Anil Madhok, Managing Director
Anil Madhok joined Oberoi Hotels in 1966 and contributed to the group until 1991. His last assignment was Vice President -Operations for Western and Northern Regions, overseeing the Oberoi Hotels in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Goa and Srinagar as well as Oberoi Flight Services and Oberoi Airport Services.

His tenure with the group included overseas stints at Sri Lanka and Singapore. He also oversaw the refurbishment and upgradation of existing Oberoi Hotels (The Oberoi, New Delhi), as well as the planning and opening of new hotel properties (The Oberoi, Mumbai and The Oberoi Flight Kitchens, Mumbai). Anil Madhok set up Sarovar Hotels in 1994. His area of special expertise includes hotel conceptulisation and planning.

 
Ajay K. Bakaya, Executive Director

Ajay Bakaya has been Executive Director of Sarovar Hotels and resorts for over 13 years. He oversees the operations of the group and is involved in new development in India and overseas.

Ajay is a 1980 graduate of The Oberoi School and a postgraduate alumnus of Cornell-Essec, France. His 30 years of international hotel experience includes assignments in Australia, France, UK and Africa. Ajay's experience includes being EAM at The Trident, Mumbai and General Manager at Taj Krishna, Hyderabad and Robertsfield Hotel, Liberia. He was part of the opening team as Director - Rooms at Australia's largest hotel, the 650 room Four Points by Sheraton, Sydney. He has also worked as AGM at The Sheraton on the Park in Sydney, a 600 room deluxe hotel, part of Starwood’s Luxury Collection.

Ajay is a keen mountaineer and a half marathon runner. He has been the highest fundraiser for the Delhi half marathon for several years. He was also awarded “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Federation of Hotels & Restaurants Association of India.

 
Mansoor Adil, Senior Executive Vice President

mMansoor Adil is the Senior Executive Vice-President and a whole time Director on the board. His responsibilities include the Group’s development plans, including direct investments, joint ventures, overseeing the operations of multiple hotels and at the corporate level on issues of strategic importance to the group.

A graduate of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, he joined Oberoi Hotels in 1981 from where he obtained his postgraduate Diploma in Hotel Management. He attended various professional programs on finance and banking at the Chartered Institute of Bankers and the Reserve Bank of India. His past background in finance and an equally long exposure in the hospitality sector at middle and senior management levels gives him a unique domain specific knowledge edge.

His experience and background spans across three industry segments, having worked in the hospitality business, in corporate banking and in the BPO industry. He has worked with Oberoi Hotels and The Taj Group where, in his last assignment he headed The Taj Bengal, Kolkata. In the banking segment, at The Bank of Credit & Commerce, as Group Manager – Credits, for Asia Pacific Region, he oversaw the credit function of the region while at GE Capital he was part of the first major BPO establishment in India. Mansoor’s professional career has spanned from India to the UK, Hong Kong and the Middle East.

 

Pradeep Kalra, Senior Vice President – Sales & Marketing

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Pradeep Kalra has a Diploma in Business Management from the Institute of Management Studies, Delhi and a certificate in International Marketing from IIFT. Pradeep has over 33 years of work experience, with over 2 decades spent in hotel assignments with prominent hotel chains including Oberoi Hotels and Jaypee Hotels as Senior Vice-President  - Sales and Marketing. He has spent considerable amount of time on corporate, travel and conference sales & marketing.

At Sarovar Hotels & Resorts, Pradeep is responsible for Sales & Marketing for the group


 

Sajid Mahmood:  Vice President - Marketing

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A graduate from the Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi, Sajid brings with him about three decades of varied experience in the hospitality industry. He has worked in various capacities with some of the very well known hospitality  brands including ITC, The Park and Carlson Hotels. As Vice President, Marketing he oversees company's online sales and marketing efforts, facilitate regional and national marketing tie-ups, supervise central reservations and also direct Company's recently launched loyalty program. Sajid also leads the marketing for Sarovar’s conference destinations and plays a key role in positioning upcoming and newly launched hotels.

 


 
 
Rita Chaudhry, Corporate Executive Housekeeper
mRita started her career of over 3 decades in hospitality with the iconic Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai. She also held positions with hotels like Vasant Continental, Park Royal (now Intercontinental) and was the Executive Housekeeper for ITC Maurya in New Delhi. Rita brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience not only in operations but also in projects.

Her present job responsibilities include overseeing housekeeping operations across all group hotels as also for upcoming projects across India.

 
 
I.K. Mohanan, Corporate General Manager – Finance
mI.K. Mohanan joined Oberoi Hotels in 1973 and spent 20 years with the organization. He left the company in 1993 as Assistant Chief Accountant, overseeing the finance operations of both units of The Oberoi Hotels, Mumbai. He has also worked as Corporate Finance Manager at Aakins Hospitality, GP group of companies in Thailand.

Mohanan joined Sarovar Hotels & Resorts in 1996 and holds the designation of Corporate General Manager - Finance.
 

S. Raja, Chief Financial Officer

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S. Raja is a commerce graduate from Mumbai University and a Chartered Accountant. He has over 23 years experience in Finance, Banking, Accounts, Budgeting, MIS, Taxation, Costing, Internal Audit, Systems Implementation, Company Secretarial and Legal matters. He has worked with several reputed organisations including Universal Ferro & Allied Chemicals, Paragon Textile Mills, Ramgopal Polytex and ACG Worldwide.

Raja’s last assignment was as Vice President – Finance with Keystone Realtors, a group engaged in real estate development, where he played a key role in raising private equity for a large project. He was also instrumental in raising project finance for several other projects.

At Sarovar Hotels & Resorts, Raja is responsible for Corporate Finance, Accounts, MIS, Treasury, Taxation and Company Secretarial functions


Anil Kumar Rathod : Director  - New Properties

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An MBA from  Institute of Hospitality Management, Netherlands Anil comes with over 25 years of experience in the hospitality sector. He has a proven track record of developing procedures, service standards and operational policies, planning & implementing effective control measures to reduce running costs of the unit.

As Director - New Properties Anil handles the pre-opening activities of hotel under development in close coordination with the projects team.

 

Rajesh Ranjan : Director - New Properties
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An alumnus of  IHM Bhubaneswar, Rajesh comes with over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry. He began his career with Choice Hotels International and has also worked for Jaypee Hotel in Agra,  and Ramada Plaza Palm Grove in Mumbai. Rajesh joined Sarovar Hotels as General Manager at Optus Sarovar Premiere, Gurgaon where he made a very successful stint and managed to rightly position the hotel in a very competitive market.

In October 2011 he was elevated to the position of Director – New Properties. His role now involves handling all pre-opening activities for the upcoming Sarovar hotels as well as to ensure smooth operations post launch.


Nipun K Vig, : Regional Director- North
mA hotel management graduate from IHM Hyderabad, Nipun carries 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He has worked with Holiday Inn and Clarks Amer before joining Sarovar Hotels. His tenure with Sarovar includes being the General Manager at Park Plaza, Ludhiana and then Area Director - Punjab.

In his present capacity, Nipun oversees the operations of all Sarovar hotels and resorts in Northern India.
 

Tarun Maity, : Regional Director - East
mTarun Maity has extensive experience in hospitality with hotels like Hyatt Regency, New Delhi and The Leela Kempinsky, Mumbai. Prior to being the Regional Director – Eastern Region, he was the Area Director overseeing operations for both, The Peerless Inn at Kolkata and Durgapur.

At present, Tarun oversees the operations of all group hotels in Eastern India.
 
 
Sanjeev Shekha, : Regional Director – West
mSanjeev Shekhar is a graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University and holds a diploma in Management. He has worked with Oberoi Hotels for 9 years across The Oberoi, New Delhi; The Krishna Oberoi, Hyderabad and The Oberoi, Mumbai and was Director – Sales & Marketing (Western Region) from 1993 to 1996, when he left for Oman to work with the Accor Group.

Sanjeev relocated to India and joined Sarovar in 2002. He oversees the operations of Sarovar hotels and resorts in Western India. He is also the General Manager of Hotel Marine Plaza, Mumbai.
 
Noel D' Mell, : Regional Director - South
mA seasoned hospitality professional, Noel's expertise in the industry spans 3 decades.   He has been associated with Sarovar for more than 15 years. His core competencies include overall hotel operations management, food & beverage operations, strategising and implementation, business development, client relationship and HR management. In his present capacity,  Noel is responsible for the profitable performance of Sarovar hotels that fall in his region. He is also in charge of business and project development for the Company in Southern India.

 

 

Suresh Nair, : General Manager - Human Resources
mSuresh is a postgraduate in Personnel Management and holds a diploma in Labour Laws from the Indian Law Institute. He is also an MBA and has an additional diploma in training and development. Suresh has worked with HCL, IDM, VAM Organics and Rotary Blood Bank. Prior to joining Sarovar Hotels & Resorts, he headed HRD at Pizza Corner India Pvt. Ltd.

Suresh is responsible for Human Resources and employee development policies and systems for the entire group.

Zubin Ghiara : Director - Training
mA hotel management graduate and a postgradutae diploma holder in Hotel Administration from the Institute of Hotel Management, Mumbai Zubin is responsible for conceptualising and executing training initiatives for the group. He is also a Certified Hospitality Educator from the American Hotel & Motel Association

Starting his career with Old World Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. in New Delhi he has been associated with Sarovar Hotels & Resorts since 1996 as Corporate Training Manager. Zubin at present heads Training and Development at the group and is also actively involved in the opening of all new hotels under the group.

 

Tarun Dacha, Corporate Chef
mTarun Dacha comes with an experience of more than two decades in the hospitality industry. He has worked with some of the best names in the industry, including Old World Hospitality; Radisson, New Delhi and Renaissance, Mumbai. Tarun started his career with The Ashok, Delhi as a management trainee in 1987 and successfully continued moving up the ladder handling many challenging assignments. His last assignment was with Viceroy Hotels Ltd., promoters of Marriott International in Hyderabad, where he joined as Executive Chef in 2004 and was eventually promoted to the position of General Manager – F&B Development.

Tarun’s expertise lies in the pre-opening procedures of new hotels. As a Corporate Chef with Sarovar Hotels & Resorts, Tarun Dacha is responsible for food and beverage development, facility planning and pre-opening food and beverage operations at Sarovar’s upcoming hotels.
 
Berzin Master: Assistant Corporate F&B Manager
mBerzin Master has operational expertise in food & beverage management. His career spans over a decade, with job assignments across luxury hotels as well as premium cruises. Berzin started his career with Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai. He then moved on to The Oberoi, Mumbai and thereafter worked with Carnival U.K. - the largest premium cruise brand in United Kingdom.Along with managing fine dining  F&B operations, he was also exposed to the exclusive restaurants of Michelin Star Chefs – Gary Rhodes & Marco Pierre White. His core strengths include all aspects of food & beverage operations with emphasis on food safety, quality & presentation.

At Sarovar Hotels, Berzin plays a vital role in the pre-opening of F&B department for new hotels,

 

 
Harish Chandra: General Manager - IT
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Harish brings with him a varied experience, of more than 18 years, in the Hospitality, Aviation, IT & telecom industry. He has worked in Customer Service, Operations, IT Infrastructure, Business Development and System Administration for several brands like Intercontinental Hotels Group, Essar (AGC) Group, Park Hyatt Goa, Air Sahara, Micros - Fidelio and The Park hotel in New Delhi to name a few. Harish would be overseeing the IT & Telecom needs of the existing and new hotels and Corporate office.  He has the responsibility of implementing technology and information management initiatives and policies to support business requirements at Sarovar Hotels and will be based at Company's operational headquarters in Delhi.

 

 
P. B. Charna : Corporate Purchase Manager
mP.B. Charna joined Oberoi Hotels in 1972 and during the 24 year tenure handled responsibilities including inventory control, purchasing and estate management. He joined Sarovar Hotels & Resorts in 1996. As the Corporate Purchase Manager, he is responsible for sourcing potential material suppliers and vendor negotiations.
 
C.K Cherian : Director - Institutional Hospitality
mC.K Cherian carries with him over 30 years of experience in project development with companies like Crompton Greaves Ltd, GVK Group (Hyderabad) and Jayalaxmi Aluminium Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai). Cherian joined Sarovar Hotels & Resorts in 2001 as incharge of Sarovar Hospitality Services at the Indian School of Business - Hyderabad, managing 116 rooms and student village accommodation for around 700 students in addition to Housekeeping, Engineering and F&B Services.

In his current capapcity as the head of the Corporate Hospitality division, he is responsible for the overall corporate hospitality at IIM Ahmedabad, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) training centre in Mumbai and Indian School of Business (ISB) new campus at Mohali.
 

T.K. Das, Vice President – Technical Services

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T.K Das is a Marine Engineer with over 40 years experience. He has extensive experience in the hospitality industry and was Director – Engineering, Oberoi Hotels, Western Region for 10 years. He was also Vice-President Engineering and Projects, Leela Hotels for 2 years and Director-Engineering, The Regent, Mumbai for 2 years.

 
 
Sandeep Johri, Area Director

mA hotel management graduate from Kolkatta, Sandeep enjoys 16 years of work experience within the hospitality industry. He started his career with Ramada, Mumbai followed by stints with The Ambassador, Mumbai and Holiday Inn and Chancery, Bengaluru.

Sandeep joined Sarovar Hotels as General Manager - Aditya Park, Hyderabad and was subsequently promoted to Area Director for Hyderabad region. He is presently also the General Manager for the recently launched Park Plaza Ahmedabad. His present responsibilities include overseeing operations at Aditya Park and Aditya Hometel, in Hyderabad and the group’s expansion plans in Andhra Pradesh.

 
Arun Jaie, Area Director

mArun has over two decades of experience in the hospitality industry. He has worked with some of the leading international hotel brands including Hilton, Hyatt, Intercontinental and Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Arun also has a keen understanding of the Middle Eastern market due to his earlier assignments across Iraq, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Turkey.
With a strong background in food and beverages, Arun Jaie presently heads Park Plaza, Ludhiana as General Manager and is also the Area Director for Sarovar Hotels & Resorts in the Northern region.

 
Shiv Kumar Mehan, Area Director

mA hotel management graduate from Institute of Hotel Management, Dehradun, Shiv Mehan has over 18 years of experience in the hospitality industry. His previous assignments include stint with Taj Group of Hotels & Shangri La  Resorts..

Shiv has earlier worked as General Manager, The Royal Plaza, Gangtok, a Sarovar group hotel and also General Manager, La Place Sarovar Portico, Lucknow before being promoted as Area Director. In his present capacity Shiv oversees operations at La Place Sarovar Portico, Lucknow; Ambrosia Sarovar Portico, Haridwar; Sarovar Portico, Badrinath; Park Plaza Sylverton, Mussoorie and Hometel, Roorkee. Upcoming hotels in the region also fall under his purview. 

 

 

 
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