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[ Movements] Movements Pranay Verdia Director, Operations Jaipur Marriott Jaipur Marriott announced the appointment of Pranay Verdia as the new Director of Operations. In his new role, he will be responsible for daily operations including rooms, housekeeping, front office, banqueting and F&B operation. Verdia has over 13 years of experience in the industry, most of which were spent with the Marriott Group of Hotels. He possesses extensive operational knowledge, and is expected to bring enthusiasm to the new assignment. Verdia has a Diploma in Hotel Management from the Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi, and describes himself as an innovative and diligent team leader possessing excellent communication, interpersonal, problem solving, presentation and training skills with sound management and marketing skills. He was nominated for the Marriott International’s ‘EDGE’ excellence award given to high performing Rooms Division personnel in 2009. Vinayak B. Vetekar National Sales Manager ADF Foods Vinayak B Vetekar joins ADF Foods as National Sales Manager. In this role, he will be in charge of Sales, Marketing and Distribution activities of the company. Prior to joining ADF Foods, Vetekar was associated with Parle Agro as the Business Head. During his 19 years of experience in Dealer/Network Management, Strategy and Profit Accountability, Vetekar has worked with Lakme Lever, Kellogs India and Cargill India. His expertise lies in Beverages, OTC Products, Cosmetics, Breakfast Cereals, Biscuits, Edible Oil and Mobile Phones. He holds a postgraduate degree in Marketing Management from Welingkar Institute of Management. He is passionate about travelling to new destinations and exploring new places. His interests also include listening to good music and reading interesting books. Michael Salmon General Manager The Zuri Kumarakom, Kerala Resort & Spa Shantanu Jha General Manager - Sales (West) Sarovar Hotels & Resorts Shantanu Jha has been appointed General Manager - Sales (West) for Sarovar Hotels. He will be based at Company’s head office in Mumbai. A Hotel Management graduate, Jha comes with a wide exposure and expertise in hotel sales and marketing with experience across brands like Radisson, Grand Hyatt and InterContinental Group. This is also his second inning with Sarovar, as he was earlier associated with the company over a period of two years until 2007. At Sarovar, Jha will oversee Company’s sales offices in Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodra. Michael Salmon has joined The Zuri Kumarakom, Kerala Resort & Spa as its new General Manager and Director of Spa operations. British-born Salmon, an expert in holistic wellness therapies (that includes Reiki) and medical tourism, has a vast experience over 30 years in Middle East, Europe and India in various prestigious hotels. He began his career as a massage and stress consultant at Natural Therapy Centre, Sussex, UK, followed by stints at British Arthritic Association, UK and Therapy Centre, Spain. Among many of his achievements, he has introduced the use of Technogym equipment; he established a membership scheme for a five level package. The SpaSoft software was introduced with membership capabilities for the leisure centre at JW Marriott Guanacaste Resort & Spa. 66 FHRAI MAGAzINE ApRIl 2012 Visit FHRAI Website: www.fhrai.com
Leena Sengupta Rooms Division Manager JW Marriott Mumbai Leena Sengupta is the newly appointed Rooms Division Manager at JW Marriott Mumbai. She will head the operations for the Rooms Division, looking after the front office, housekeeping and spa functions of the hotel. She has spent nearly 16 years within the hospitality industry having worked with prestigious hotels like the Oberoi Group, The Grand, New Delhi, and The Taj Palace. Sengupta, an alumnus of the reputed Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development (OCLD), first joined the JW Marriott Mumbai as Executive Housekeeper in 2005 and returned in 2008 as the Director of Services and has since been with the property. In the interim, she was working with The Taj Palace, New Delhi. Apart from her passion for work, she enjoys singing, listening to music and solving the Sudoku. Arti Raghava Director of Human Resource Goa Marriott Resort & Spa Arti Raghava has been appointed as the Director of Human Resource at the Goa Marriott Resort & Spa. She started her career as Front Office Associate in Radisson Hotel Delhi, since preopening of the hotel. Afterwards, she completed her Masters Degree in Human Resources from the University of Technology, Sydney (Australia), in the year 2002. Her first hospitality assignment in Human Resources was at The Bristol Hotel, Gurgaon. She then moved to Park Plaza Gurgaon as Assistant Human Resource Manager. Arti began her career with the Marriott at the pre-opening of the Courtyard by Marriott, Gurgaon, in August 2009, as Human Resources Manager. James Reppuhn Executive Chef JW Marriott Mumbai Paul Rushton Regional Director of MICE Sales Asia Pacific Marriott International James Reppuhn joins the JW Marriott Mumbai as the new Executive Chef. Reppuhn has spent the past 12 years of his career working throughout Asia in such countries as China, Thailand and now India. Chef James will cater to the local tastes imbibing the best of both worlds. As Executive Chef, he will monitor the culinary aspect of the hotel and share his years of culinary knowledge and experience. Born and raised in the United States, Reppuhn had his first job in a small café as a dishwasher and was guided by a young Sous Chef to start with by teaching him the basic skills and knowledge needed to pursue a career as a chef. Later, he went on to study and graduate at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America. Prior to joining the JW Marriott Mumbai, Chef Reppuhn has worked for such notable hotel groups as Aman Resorts, Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton and with Celebrity Chef, Mark Miller. His interests include dining, travelling, reading and various sporting events. [ Movements] Marriott International announced the appointment of Paul Rushton as Regional Director of MICE Sales Asia Pacific. Rushton is responsible for the design and implementation of sales and marketing strategies for capturing a profitable share of the emerging MICE business for all Marriott branded hotels in Asia Pacific. He is based in Singapore. With 25 years of work experience in the hospitality industry, Rushton’s footsteps have covered leading hotels in Jakarta, Dubai, Bangkok, Sydney and Singapore. Visit FHRAI Website: www.fhrai.com FHRAI MAGAzINE ApRIl 2012 67
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