Winners 2019

No. Category Name Segment Winner
1 Lifetime Achievement of the Year   Nakul Anand, Executive Director - ITC Limited
2 Hall Of Fame   Sanjay Sethi, MD & CEO - Chalet Hotels
3 Developer of the Year   Atul Chordia, Chairman - Panchashil Realty
4 Sales Person of the Year of the year Luxury to Upper Upscale Saurabh Dube, Director of Sales & Marketing, The St. Regis Mumbai
Upscale to Mid Market Sunil Shetty, Director of Sales & Marketing, Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park
Economy to Budget Ryena Mirchanddani, Assistant Director of Sales, Red Fox Hotel, Hyderabad
5 Director of Rooms of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Devidyuti Ghosh, Director Of Rooms, JW Marriott Hotel Kolkata
Upscale to Mid Market Vinod Kumar, Director of Rooms, Bengaluru Marriott Whitefield
Economy to Budget Ravi Mehta, Director of Rooms, Sarovar Grand Hometel
6 Chief Engineer of the year Luxury to Upper Upscale Raghuveer Singh, Chief Engineer, The Oberoi Gurgaon
Upscale to Mid Market Sajid Shaikh, Chief Engineer, Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield by Marriott Bengaluru Outer Ring Road
Economy to Budget Syam Kumar, Chief Engineer, Ibis Kochi City Centre
7 Revenue Person of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Gaurav Mudgal, Director of Revenue, Fairmont Jaipur

Rajat Singh, Revenue Manager, ITC Grand Chola
Upscale to Mid Market Sashi Panda, Revenue Manager, Mayfair Heritage, Puri
8 Front Office Manager of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscle Imran Khan, Front Office Manager, The St. Regis Mumbai
Upscale to Mid Market Arpan Rawal, Front Office Manager, Maidens Hotel, Delhi
Economy to Budget Vivek Sharma, Front Office Manager, Hometel
9 Procurement Person of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Rajesh Nair, Materials Manager, Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty
Upscale to Mid Market Ashok Bhat, Purchase Manager, Pullman & Novotel
Economy To Budget Devendra Sharma, Asst Purchase Manager, Ibis Jaipur Civil Lines
10 Unsung Hero of the Year Satyaranjan Bisoi, Manager Housekeeping, Mayfair Puri

Derek Monteiro, Guest Relations Manager, Taj Holiday Village Resort & Spa, Goa
11 HR Manager of the year Luxury to Upper Upscale Divya Gupta, Director of Human Resources, Taj Palace, New Delhi
Upscale to Mid Market Charles Victor, Human Resources Manager, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel Convention Centre

Swatee chaturvedi, Director of Human Resources, President Hotel
Economy to Budget Anupriya Nag, Human Resources Manager, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bengaluru
12 IT Manager of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Aakash Bhutani, Deputy Manager IT - Corporate Office, EIH Limited – The Oberoi Hotels and Resorts - Corporate Office
Upscale to Mid Market Thirupathi Gasiganti, IT Manager, Novotel & Ibis Bengaluru Outer Ring Road
Economy to Budget Munish Dogra, IT Manager,Ibis Gurgaon Golf Course Road
13 Laundry Manager of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Prasad Naik, Fabric care Manger, ITC MARATHA

Arnob Gonchoudhury, Laundry Manager, Taj Lands End
Upscale to Mid Market Ramesh Kumar Patel, Laundry Manager, Jaipur Marriott Hotel
14 PR Manager of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Nisha Dhage, Director of Public Relations, The Taj Mahal Palace & Taj Mahal Tower
Upscale to Mid Market Manisha Sharma, PR Manager, Sarovar Hotels and Resorts
15 Banqueting Person of the year Luxury to Upper Upscale Abhigyan sinha, Banquet Manager, Taj lands End - Mumbai

Awadhesh Tanwar, Senior Events and Banqueting Manager, JW Marriott New Delhi
Upscale to Mid Market Sumitabh Panchal, Banquet Manager, Courtyard by Marriott Bhopal
16 Marketing Person of the year Luxury to Upper Upscale Rupinder Kaur, Assistant Manager - Marketing & Communications, JW Marriott New Delhi Aerocity
Upscale to Mid Market Rahul George, Marketing & Communications Manager, Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park
17 Project Manager of the year Luxury to Upper Upscale Mukund Reddy, DGM-E&M, Mayfair Lake Resort Raipur
Economy to Budget Girish Kumar Singh Regional Head, North & West OYO TownHouse
18 Green Hotel of the year Luxury to Upper Upscale Samir Jilani, Hotel Manager, ITC Grand Chola
Upscale to Mid Market Kisholay Sharma, Resort Manager, Club Mahindra Kanha
Economy to Budget Manish Wankhede, Head Engineering, Ginger Hotel - Andheri East
20 Chef of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Anuraag Narsingani, Executive Chef, JW Marriott, Pune
Upscale to Mid Market Suraj Kumar Sahoo, Chef De Cuisine, Hotel Hyatt Regency
Economy to Budget Bidesh Biswas, Executive Chef, Hometel Hotel - Chandigarh
21 Housekeeper of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Anil Tayal, Executive Housekeeper, The Leela Udaipur

Kannanunni A, Manager- Housekeeping Operations, The Tamara Kodai
Upscale to Mid Market Smita Rathod, Director of Housekeeping, Pullman Novotel Aerocity
Economy to Budget Prasad Sonawane, Housekeeping Manager, Ibis Mumbai Airport
22 F&B Manager of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Simon Rastrick, Executive Assistant Manager – Food & Beverage, The Oberoi, New Delhi
Upscale to Mid Market Syed Asas Gauhar, Directore of Food & Beverage, Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel
Economy to Budget Raman suri, Food & Beverage Manager, IBIS - New Delhi
23 General Manager of the Year Luxury to Upper Upscale Vikram Aditya Singh, Vice President and General Manager, The Lodhi, New Delhi
Upscale to Mid Market Kanika Hasrat, General Manager, Vivanta New Delhi Dwarka | Taj City Centre Gurugram

Vivek Mahajan, General Manager, Crystal Sarovar Premiere, Fatehabad Road
Economy to Budget Sheetal Iyer, General Manager, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bengaluru Racecourse

Utsav Garg, Regional Manager and Hotel General Manager, Red Fox, Delhi Airport