Executive Appointments @ Crowne Plaza Okhla

The Crowne Plaza Okhla in New Delhi has appointed Biswajit Chakravarty as its Director Sales and Marketing, Shashi Razdan as Crowne Meetings Director and Puneet Saigal as the Director – Food and Beverage. The hotel is scheduled to open this month.

A seasoned professional in the industry, Biswajit has over 20 years of experience in various hotel operations including the Hotel Leelaventure Limited and The Claridges, New Delhi. Most recently, he served at the ITC where he was instrumental in overseeing and driving the successful implementation of sales and marketing strategies to support the hotel’s growth. Earlier in his career, Biswajit held a number of senior management positions for Claridges New Delhi and Park Royal Intercontinental New Delhi.

Shashi joins Crowne Plaza Okhla as the Crowne Meetings Director and brings with him over 18 years of experience in several hotel groups including The Oberoi, The Imperial and Uppal’s Orchid. Prior to joining Crowne Plaza Okhla, Shashi held the position of Director of Sales – MICE with Crowne Plaza, Delhi. A graduate from Delhi University, Shashi has extensive and enriched experience in Sales & Food & Beverage Operations.

As the Director – Food and Beverage, Puneet Saigal will oversee the Food and Beverage operations at the 208-room property. He will also be responsible for the profitability, planning, directing and controlling of all F&B activities.

An accomplished professional in the F&B industry, Puneet has over 10 years of experience in the F&B industry across several hotel chains including The Imperial, Hyatt Regency and Grand InterContinental, New Delhi. Most recently, Puneet worked with The Shangri-La’s Eros Hotel, New Delhi as the Director of Food and Beverage, where he led a team of 120 F&B personnel and was successful in maintaining the highest service standards and achieving guests delight.

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