Roots Corporation, which operates 'Ginger' chain of hotels, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Indian Hotels Company, announced the appointment of Rahul Pandit as Chief Executive Officer.
"We are delighted to welcome Rahul back to the Taj family. He will be a valuable addition to the Indian Hotels Company Limited and contribute significantly by realizing the future strategic vision for Ginger hotels." said Rakesh Sarna, Managing Director & CEO, Indian Hotels Company.
Pandit had earlier spent six years at the Mumbai-based Indian Hotels Company before switching to Lemon Tree Hotels, which he co-founded with Patanjali Keswani. There Pandit played a multi-faceted role in developing diverse aspects of new business including operations, human resources, technology and sales.
Pandit holds a Diploma in Hotel Management from IHM Pusa, New Delhi and has undergone training sessions at Cornell, New York, NTU, Singapore, IIM Ahmedabad and ISB Hyderabad. He serves on the National Tourism Committee at CII.
IHCL further informed that Deepika Rao, the current interim CEO, will be joining the Finance Department of Taj Hotels to head Asset Management, reporting to the CFO, Anil Goel.
