March
2011 - Gearing
up for its launch in the second quarter this year, Crowne Plaza New
Delhi
Rohini has announced the appointment of Shuvendu Banerjee as the Director
of Sales and Marketing, and Avinash
Kumar Verma as the Director
of Human Resources and Talent Development, for this first
upscale
hotel of North West Delhi.
Welcoming the new
executive team members, Mr. Nalin
Mandiratta, General Manager of Crowne
Plaza New Delhi Rohini, said, “Being associated with the
Intercontinental Hotels Group, IHG, Shuvendu is well versed with the
core
marketing values and brand ethos of the group, and is the perfect
choice to
ensure focusing the right positioning of our upscale hotel. Avinash too
is a
champion of IHG’s Winning Ways and has led the HR function of Holiday
Inn and Intercontinental Hotels in India. Having these two
stalwarts gives me immense confidence in the pre-opening phase, to lay
the
foundation of a product that will adhere to the highest level of
international
standards of Crowne Plaza brand.” Crowne Plaza is one of the fastest
growing
upscale hotel brands for IHG globally, offering premium accommodation,
designed
for the business and leisure traveler who appreciates simplified
elegance
combined with style.
As an active member of the pre-opening team, Shuvendu Banerjee is
credited with bringing high double-digit growth in all market segments
and a
whopping 100% growth in preferred accounts for the hotel. With
experience of over a decade in corporate sales, travel Industry
& MICE, Shuvendu has been employed with reputed brands including
Radisson,
WelcomGroup and Jaypee Hotels. Apart from his academic credentials, he
is a
Certified Crowne Meetings Director from E-Cornell University. As the
Director
of Sales and Marketing at Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini, Shuvendu will
be responsible
for planning,
development and implementation of promotional strategies and sales and
marketing plans, including advertising, publicity, community relations
and
special sales projects amongst others.
 As
the Director of Human Resources and Talent Development, Avinash Kumar Verma
will be the custodian of IHG HR framework at Crowne Plaza New Delhi
Rohini, and
will help establish the organization structure, HR policies and
procedures,
recruitment, induction orientation procedures and training, performance
appraisal system, and transfer/promotion processes. He has led the HR
function at several leading brands in India and abroad,
including Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport, Select Citywalk,
Ramada
Plaza, InterContinental The Grand Mumbai, Parkroyal, and Radisson.
The 16-storeyed Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini will boast of one of the
largest banquet
facilities in Delhi, 183 comfortable guest rooms, three F&B
outlets, a
luxurious relaxation spa, and a high-class commercial
complex. The hotel’s strategic location and an edge of being the only
such
hotel in its class in North-West Delhi, makes it the preferred choice
for both
business and leisure travellers to meet and celebrate.
About
IHG
InterContinental
Hotels Group (IHG) is the world's largest hotel group by number of
rooms.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns, through various subsidiaries,
over
4,500 hotels and more than 650,000 guest rooms in 100 countries and
territories
around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised
and
respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels &
Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels &
Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®,
Staybridge Suites® and Candlewood Suites® and also
manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority
Club® Rewards
with 52 million members worldwide.
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