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Ashutosh
Chhibba
General Manager
ITC Mughal, Agra
Kim
Underhill
Regional Head
South East Asia
Electrolux
Professional
Rajesh
Maheshwari
Director of
Finance
The Westin
Mumbai Garden
City
iITC Hotels announced the
appointment of Ashutosh
Chhibba as General Manager of ITC
Mughal, Agra, a Luxury Collection
hotel. Chhibba is an alumnus of
WelcomGroup Management Institute
and has 21 years of expertise
in Food & Beverage. His journey
began with ITC Hotels in1992 as
the Banquet Manager in Chola
Sheraton, Chennai and was posted
at various ITC Hotel properties to
shoulder responsibilities in different
capacities and positions.
Prior to taking the present
assignment, he moved to
Aurangabad to take charge as the
General Manager, WelcomHotel
Rama International from 2008-2010
followed by General Manager of
WelcomHotel, Vadodara in 2010-11.
iKim Underhill has been
appointed as the Regional
Head - South East Asia, Electrolux
Professional. Based in Singapore,
Underhill will oversee Electrolux
Professional South East Asia and
India operations with sales offices in
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and
India. In her 20 years of experience in
the food service industry, she has held
key positions in sales & marketing,
business development and general
management.
Prior to her appointment at Electrolux
Professional, she was the Vice
President & General Manager of a
multinational organisation overseeing
its Asia Pacific operations, leading her
team in the planning and execution of
key kitchen projects for international
hotel chains.
iRajesh Maheshwari has
been appointed as Director
of Finance at The Westin Mumbai
Garden City. With over 17 years
of experience, Maheshwari’s prior
assignment was with The LaLit -
Mumbai as Financial Controller.
His previous work experience has
been as the Regional Financial
Accountant - Hyder Consulting
Australia, Financial Controller -
Stamford Grand North Ryde in
Sydney and as Hotel Controller
at Sir Stamford at Circular Quay
in Sydney. He has completed
his Chartered Accountancy
from the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India and has
even obtained a certification in
Certified Practising Accountants
from CPA Australia.
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Chandrashekhar Joshi
Director of Operations
Courtyard by Marriott, Mumbai International Airport
iChandrashekhar Joshi has been appointed as the Director of Operations at the Courtyard by Marriott, Mumbai
International Airport. Joshi comes with 11 years of experience, along with knowledge in both operations and
sales. He began his career with Le Meridien, Pune in F&B before joining the Renaissance Mumbai Convention
Centre Hotel in the F&B beverage department. He was promoted as the Sales Centre Manager in 2007. His last
assignment was as Director of Sales & Marketing at JW Marriott, Mumbai. While at Renaissance Mumbai hotel, he
handled the sales function for the group. He was later promoted to Director of Sales at JW Marriott Mumbai.