THE BUZZ ABOUT US

10 YEARS AND COUNTING

CONTENTSWelcome page 03Cover Story 05Meet the Contracts Team 12Our Initiatives 14Nurturing our Human Resources throughour Learning & Development Initiatives 19Fun @ WorkA Big Warm Welcome 22Feathers in our Cap 24Employee Speak 26Monsoon Photoshoot Contest Winners 28Riddle me This 29 31

Dear All,We take pleasure in presenting to you the fth issue ofour newsletter ‘The Buzz About Us’.Through our last issues we have tried to cover all eventsacross our of ces in India and Nepal as well as all ournew environmental and business initiatives. We hope wehave lived up to our vision of being a platform throughwhich our employees are kept up to speed with thelatest developments and initiatives in the Company aswell as an avenue that recognizes the contribution ofour employees and captures the spirit of our organiza-tion.Let us take a quick look at what we will nd inside. Thisissue kicks off with a feature on the pillars of our organi-zation – our people who have been with us for 10 yearsand more. We also take great pleasure in introducingthe Contracts team at our Mumbai of ce as well as allour employees who have recently joined us. Besidesthis, we cover all the other initiatives and HR activitiesthat have taken place over the last few months.We have introduced a new look and format for ournewsletter with this issue. We hope you enjoy reading itas much as we enjoyed putting it together. We wouldlove to know what you think about our newsletter soplease write in to us at [email protected] with your comments and feedback at.Warm regards,Gayatri Aney.



The Veterans Club10 YEARS AND COUNTINGWe owe much of our success to the resilience and formidable strength of the Veterans Club of Saraf Hotel Enterprises. These employees have been with our company for 10 years or more, weathering the storms and riding the highs through their journey with us. With theirability to shoulder immense responsibility, provide unending support and their never-say-die attitude they have proved time and again that they are the true stalwarts of this Company.

Mr. Shekhar RanaMr. Shekar Rana has been a part of Saraf Hotel Enterprises foralmost 40 years. He started his career at Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu inSeptember 1977 as an Assistant in the Finance department and wasthen promoted to Financial Controller. In 1996 he was transferredto a new property which was purchased in Kathmandu which laterbecame the Hyatt Regency Kathmandu. This property becamepartially operational in 2000 and was inaugurated by the then KingBirendra in 2001. Mr. Rana is very impressed with the growth of theCompany over the years. He says, “We started with one property,Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, and we have grown exponentiallyover the years. We can now boast of several properties across Indiaand Nepal and that is de�initely something to be proud about.”According to him the Saraf’s are very hardworking people and hehas enjoys working with Mr. Arun Saraf and the Saraf group as awhole.Mr. Suresh KatochMr. Suresh Katoch joined Saraf Hotel Enterprises in March 1989 atthe Corporate of�ice in Delhi, assisting the Executive/ManagingDirector and Chairman of the company. For him, it has been a greatexperience working with the group. He says, “there is a sense ofpride in having served a company of repute, which has been acatalyst in the growth of the hotel industry in India and Nepal. Theyears spent in this group, as on date, have been exciting, enrichingand memorable. To have been part of that journey has been aful�illing experience. I feel proud and truly blessed that I had theopportunity to work with and be associated with outstandingpersons in this group. I consider it my privilege to have interactedwith these persons which helped enrich my knowledge. Through-out his tenure with the Company the top management has alwaysbeen accessible and transparent and takes utmost care of theirstaff. “This is what makes for a great work environment”, he says.

Mr. Suresh AgarwalMr. Suresh Agarwal joined Hotel Yak & Yeti Kathmandu in the�inance department where he worked for 12 years before moving toGrand Hyatt Mumbai in January 2004. Over the years Mr. Agarwalhas gained a lot of experience and learnt a lot not just professional-ly but personally as well. He has developed a close rapport withof�ices in Nepal and Mumbai. According to Mr. Agarwal, “the bestthing about working with Saraf Hotel Enterprises is the excellentwork environment.” He adds that he is very closely associated withthe owners and has no issues performing his work. Mr. Agarwal iscurrently the VP-Operations at Juniper Hotels Pvt. Ltd.Mr. Bimal Kr. JhunjhunwalaMr. Bimal Kr. Jhunjhunwala joined Saraf Hotel Enterprises in April1994 as a Financial Controller cum Company Secretary at UnisonHotels Ltd., New Delhi. In 1997, Mr. Jhunjhunwala moved to JuniperHotels Pvt. Ltd. (erstwhile Seajuli Property & Viniyog Ltd.) in theGrand Hyatt Mumbai Project and was working therein since 2007as a Company Secretary. He later moved to Delhi for few monthsand was closely involved in the demerger of Asian Hotels Ltd. Mr.Jhunjhunwala says that he has had a wonderful experience workingwith Saraf Hotel Enterprises over the years and feels proud to beassociated with this pioneering group in the Hotel Industry. He haslearnt a lot from the people around him and still feels that there isso much more to learn every day. According to him, the one keything that is special about working here is the �lexibility and free-hand that he has in carrying out his various assignments and thefellowship that he enjoys in his interactions with the people of theorganization. “Here one is to be self-driven to lead the work”, headds. Mr. Jhunjhunwala moved back to Kolkata in 2010 where he iscurrently the CFO and Vice President – Corporate Finance of AsianHotels (East) Ltd., the owning listed Company of Hyatt RegencyKolkata.

Mr. A. SrinivasanMr. A. Srinivasans' association with Saraf Hotel Enterprises began inAugust 1997. He has previously worked with Standard BatteriesLimited in various capacities for 12 years before joining us as VicePresident and Company Secretary. He has been instrumental in themaking of Grand Hyatt Mumbai and was associated with this prop-erty for 10 years before he retired as President of the Company. Hesubsequently joined Robust Hotels Private Limited in 2007 as aDirector where he successfully completed the construction andopening of Hyatt Regency Chennai in August 2011. Over the years,Mr. Srinivasan has been in overall Project Management and HotelOperations. Speaking of his experience working for Saraf HotelEnterprises, Mr. Srinivasan says he is “privileged to work with theOwner on a day to day basis. My work and responsibilities haveevolved over the years and covered areas including bank �inance,statutory approvals and interaction with collaborator and hotelteam and asset management.” Mr. Srinivasan adds that, “Saraf HotelEnterprises has always had good ethics and values in doing busi-ness and decisions from the top management are always quick. Thismakes work easier.”Mr. Amit SarafMr. Amit Saraf has been a part of Saraf Hotel Enterprises sinceOctober 1998. He moved to the retail team in 2001 as the Coordina-tor - Corporate Services & Retail. He was solely responsible for thesuccess of the Grand Hyatt Shopping Plaza after which he waspromoted to AVP – Development and Retail in 2006. Mr. VarunSaraf, Managing Director, Chartered Hotels Pvt. Ltd. attributes a lotof his learning to Mr. Amit Saraf. “My �irst memory with this compa-ny is travelling with Amit (Saraf) to Ahmedabad looking for land.Sitting with Amit (Saraf) and learning - that’s what I did my �irstyear. I used to sit opposite him at his desk and see what he wasdoing and learn from him”, he says. Mr. Amit Saraf is currently theVP Retail and Business Development at Juniper Hotels Pvt. Ltd., theowning company of Grand Hyatt Mumbai.

Radha NambiarMs. Radha Nambiar started her career with Saraf Hotel Enterprisesin November 1998 in the Company Secretarial department. On her�irst day, she reported for duty to Mr. A. Srinivasan (currently theWholetime Director at Robust Hotels Pvt. Ltd.) who she still regardsas her mentor 18 years later. Radha has seen Grand Hyatt Mumbaifrom its inception – the entire demolition of the earlier structure,excavation, laying of the plinth and construction. The challengeaccording to Radha was “ensuring that the hotel opened on time. Itwas extremely stressful but looking back it is de�initely an achieve-ment”. Radha is currently part of the HR department which shejoined in 2010, when it was in a very nascent stage. Over the yearsRadha has had the opportunity to work with several seniors andcolleagues who have helped her grow professionally and personally.When asked what she thinks is unique about Saraf Hotel Enterpris-es, her instant reply is, “our Job Enrichment policy which enablesour people to explore growth opportunities within our organizationitself and expand their skills set.”Mr. Pankaj JhunjhunwalaMr. Pankaj Jhunjhunwala joined Saraf Hotel Enterprises as anExecutive Assistant fresh from college in May 1999, assisting Mr.Kevin Correll and Mr. Potdar in projects procurement and OSNE forGrand Hyatt Mumbai. He moved to Robust Hotels Pvt. Ltd. as anAssistant Director of Projects. Here he worked closely with Mr.Srinivasan for completion of the Hyatt Regency Chennai project.After the successful handover of Hyatt Regency Chennai Mr. Jhun-jhunwala moved to Ahmedabad where he was promoted to VicePresident and then moved to the Andaz Delhi site. According to Mr.Jhunjhunwala, “the great thing about working with Saraf HotelEnterprises is that you have full freedom to perform your dutiesand it gives you a platform to prove yourself. The key is ownership,if you are able to take ownership, there is no end to your growth.”

Mr. Sitaram She yMr. Sitaram Shetty joined Saraf Hotel Enterprises in January 2000in the accounts team. At that time the team consisted of just himselfand Mr. Kumresan. Apart from accounts he also handled liasoningwork with the BMC and other government organizations. BesidesEnglish, Mr. Shetty speaks 8 languages – Hindi, Marathi, Kannada,Tulu, Telugu, Sindhi, Kutchi and Bengali - which he says helps himimmensely in his various interactions. He regards Mr. Srinivasan ashis mentor. He says “Grand Hyatt Mumbai was our �irst property sowe faced a lot of challenges. However, Mr. Srinivasan and the lateMr. Jayant Potdar supported me immensely.” According to Mr.Shetty, “the one good thing about working at Saraf Hotel Enterpris-es is that there is no micromanaging and I have the freedom to domy work the way I want. Mr. Arun Saraf has also known me a longtime and he has been very supportive of me. He always asks aboutmy family and I do not hesitate to ask him anything related towork.”Rekha KelaskarMs. Rekha Kelaskar has been an exceptional employee who hasbeen working with Saraf Hotel Enterprises since 2001. She iscurrently the Grand Hyatt Plaza Manager and has witnessed thehotel from the stage of its inception. She has worked in variousdepartments over the years. Rekha is happy to be working withSaraf Hotel Enterprises and feels very special to be one of the fewpeople who have seen Grand Hyatt Mumbai since its infancy stage.According to Rekha, “The best thing about working at Saraf HotelEnterprises is that everyone – right from the MD to the juniors - isopen and approachable and the atmosphere is always cordial.” TheManagement’s strong belief has given her the opportunities andcon�idence to prove herself in various departments and this experi-ence has helped her grow as a person by profession.

Mr. Deepak MallaMr. Deepak Malla joined Saraf Hotel Enterprises in July 2004 in theFinance department. Working with Hotel Yak & Yeti Kathmanduover the years has enabled him to develop an excellent rapport withdifferent government organizations and people. Mr. Malla enjoysbeing a part of Saraf Hotel Enterprises. According to him “the onething that I really appreciate is the good work environment. I amalso very closely associated with the owners who provide me withall the support to perform my job to the best of my ability.” Mr.Malla is currently the Director of Finance at Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kath-mandu.Mr. Deepchand BaraiMr. Deepchand Barai joined Saraf Hotel Enterprises in 2006 in theoperations team. He got an opportunity to work in the accountsteam since he was also an Inter CA and had completed his article-ship. He worked with Mr. Srinivasan who asked him to join toaccounts team after 2 months of joining our Company. Over theyears he has learnt a lot and has gained a lot of experience and heconsiders Mr. Srinivasan to be his main support and mentor. Today,Deepchand is a Manager – Accounts with Juniper Hotels Pvt. Ltd. Heis very happy with his work and enjoys working with Mr. ArunSaraf.

Meet the Contracts Team Rahul Darshana Khopkar Torane AVP - Contracts & Projects Manager Contracts & QS Mr. Khopkar has Darshana has been completed a Bachelors associated with Saraf degree in Civil Engineering Hotel Enterprises since from Walchand Institute of 2011. She has completed Technology, Solapur. He a Diploma in Civil has about 23 years of Engineering from VJTI, experience working for Mumbai and a Bachelors various PMC’s, Bombay degree in Engineering Dyeing and Pantaloons. from SP College, Mumbai. He has also worked as an She has previously independent consultant worked at organizations for 4 years. He joined like Vijay & Company, Saraf Hotel Enterprises in Mascovite Group and 2010 and currently heads Currie & Brown. Darshana Contracts & Projects enjoys reading; her Department. He loves favourite book is the travelling, reading about Marathi novel Mrityunjay various places and their by Shivaji Sawant. Her history and has a very latest hobby is playing keen interest in Geology. with her daughter Ishita, shopping for her and dressing her up.

Sujitkumar Aniket Jaza AfreenChinagundi Shetty SayedSr. Manager Contracts & QS Technical Assistant Technical AssistantSujit has completed a Aniket joined Saraf Hotel Afreen joined Saraf HotelBachelors degree in Enterprises in April 2015. Enterprises in April 2015.Engineering and has about He has completed a She has completed a15 years of work Bachelors degree in Civil Bachelors Degree in Civilexperience. He started his Engineering from Mumbai Engineering from M.H.career with the Municipal University and a Post Saboo Siddik College ofCorporation of Thane and Graduate Project Engineering, Mumbai alater moved to Currie & Engineering and Post Graduation inBrown before joining Saraf Management from Advanced ConstructionHotel Enterprises in 2012. National Institute of Management fromHis hobbies include Construction Management National Institute oftravelling around India, and Research (NICMAR), Construction Managementwatching Kannada Pune. His hobbies include & Research (NICMAR),movies, listening to music cooking, automobiles and Pune. Her hobbies includeand spending time with his automobile technology & reading, writing andtwo children. memory games and oratorship. She is also puzzles. fond of crochet, stitching and embroidery.

OURINITIATIVESBOMBAY MEDICAL Bombay Medical Aid Foundation is a charitableAID FOUNDATION organization set up with the objective of offering medical aid and services to the needy. These services include medical camps, mobile medical vans, free medical care, nancial aid towards heart surgeries, general health camps, donation of medical equipment, wheelchairs, palliative care, etc. Various eminent luminaries and philanthropists from across the globe have extended their help and support which has enabled the foundation to attain its goals. Till date, the foundation has treated and nancially aided the treatment of over 20,000 patients from all over India. In addition, over 7,000 patients have been extended nancial help for other major surgeries. Mr. Arun Saraf, Managing Director, Juniper Hotels Pvt. Ltd. is the President and Trustee of Bombay Medical Aid Foundation. The nancial contribution given by Juniper Hotels has assisted the Bombay Medical Aid Foundation in their noble endeavor of spreading health and medical awareness and providing nancial aid for economically backward patients. In addition to the nancial aid provided, all social functions of Bombay Medical Aid Foundation including the Karma Yogi Puraskar and the Annual General Meetings are held at Grand Hyatt Mumbai compliments of Juniper Hotel Pvt. Ltd.

Hop on Bike a go green initiative by the Nepal Travel Agency, was launched in July, 2015 at Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu in the presence of Mr. Radhe Shyam Saraf, Chairman of Saraf Hotel Enterprises and Mr. Varun Saraf, Managing Director of Chartered Hotels Private Limited.This initiative offers tourists the option of exploring the landscapes and heritage of Kathmandu using bicycles, which is amore environmentally friendly and enjoyable mode of transport. It will be open to the tourists of both Hotel Yak and Yeti and Hyatt Regency Kathmandu. We wish the Hop On team good luck and much success!

OUR INITIATIVESJOB ENRICHMENT ATSARAF HOTEL ENTERPRISESJob enrichment has become a common feature at from spa facilities across the country, the teamSaraf Hotel Enterprises. A few months back, Gayatri narrowed down on Heaven On Earth Wellness (HOE),Aney and Akshay Parkhi were entrusted with the which is one of the largest wellness houses in thesetting up the spa facility at Hyatt Place Hampi. This country. They had to start from scratch, beginning withproject was spearheaded by Gayatri, whilst Akshay marking out the spa area at Hyatt Place Hampi, shortParkhi and Tanveer Chowdhary, took on the crucial role listing of spas, researching various services offered,of the overall execution of the project and Umesh quality of products and services, working out theMorje was responsible for design coordination. Mr. commercials, reviewing and signing of the nalAmit Saraf provided the invaluable guidance on agreement, etc.various business models. The motivation to take onnew responsibilities and perform to the best of their According to Akshay, “Our overall objective is toabilities came from Mr. Varun Saraf, who showed provide our customers the best kind of comfort at ourimmense con dence in the team. hotels; this includes a spa. A spa is no longer an extravagance but a necessity for customers toAfter researching the technical aspects of the spa de-stress, detoxify and get healthy. HOE has been atbusiness and meeting with directors and managers the forefront of the spa business with presence at all

major airports. Brand value and their expertise in the kind of training they give, duration of training, staf ngspa business made them the obvious choice for setting of the spa, software required for running the spa,up spas at our hotels.” revenue models and other intricate nancial aspects of the business – for which in-depth study had to beOn the subject of their experience working on this done. This model will henceforth be replicated at otherproject, Gayatri says, “It is not often that people from existing and upcoming properties. We are glad thea non-technical business unit get the opportunity to Directors have such faith in our abilities and we werework on a business plan and business strategy that will given this tremendous opportunity. The whole teambe a pro t centre for the organization. It is great that did a great job!” adds Gayatri.our organization works on a business model where, nomatter what your background, you are given Note: Heaven on Earth Wellness Spa is operationalopportunities that equip you to handle more than one at Hyatt Place Hampi since September 2015.business unit.“There has been a lot of learning! Decisions had to bemade about various aspects of the business – theproducts they were going to use, training centers, the

OUR INITIATIVESCAMPUS RECRUITMENTAT IIM BANGALORESaraf Hotel Enterprises conducted Campus Recruitments atIndian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) which is oneof the premier management schools in India. We werelooking to recruit for our finance department as well asCorporate Development. After two days of shortlisting andinterviewing students we selected one student from theMasters course in Public Policy Management who will bejoining us as a Sr. Manager – Corporate Development.

Nurturing our Human Resourcesthrough our Learning& Development InitiativesTechnical Training Cards designed by leprosy patientsAmbuja Knowledge Centre conducted a technical The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Buildingworkshop on Concrete is Not Always Grey which was Certi cation Inc.(GBCI) invited us to the launch of EDGEattended by our contracts and design team. This lecture (Excellence in Design for Greater Ef ciencies), a certi cationwas conducted by Mr. Sahishnu Majumdar, Training system with software developed by IFC, a member of the WorldManager at ACC Ltd. who has been involved with the Bank Group, that will make it faster and easier to design anddevelopment of coloured concrete in India. It introduced construct resource-ef cient buildings. It enables us to identifythe various forms of architectural concrete and speci cally the best energy and water saving options for new commercialimprinted concrete. This workshop showed how concrete and residential buildings.can be as beautiful as a nishing product as wall tiles orpaints can be. Our GHM projects team attended a two day workshop on Manufactured Sand conducted by Ambuja Knowledge Centre.Our Projects team from Mumbai attended a technical This workshop threw light on how to evaluate the quality oflecture on Injection Solution for Refurbishment organized manufactured sand out of various sands available. Participantsby Ambuja Knowledge Centre. This lecture was conducted were shown exclusive tests on M-Sand like Holcim Cone andby Mr. Swapnadeep Chaudhury, National Market Field Holcim Shape & Holcim Blu which are useful to check the shape,Manager, Sika India. It focused on remedial injection sealing structure, gradation and clay in M-Sand. In addition to thesolutions for new and refurbishment works. It showed how theory and various M-Sand lab tests, this also included a visit toto use a wide range of different injection technologies with a M-Sand manufacturing unit.cement – polyurethane, epoxy and special acrylate basedsystems that provide solutions to speci c problems by using KPMG Accounting, Reporting and Compliance Conference wasthe most appropriate technology. attended by the accounts team of Mumbai of ce. The objective of this training was to provide insights and discuss practicalA technical lecture on Advancement in Concrete Technol- elements of implementing Ind AS, the learnings of the Compa-ogy was organized by Ambuja Knowledge Centre and was nies Act, 2013, and how GST is likely to impact businesses in theattended by our GHM Projects team in Mumbai. This near future.lecture was conducted by Mr. Umesh Soni, Sr. VicePresident, Ambuja Cements. Mr. Soni is a fellow Life The CSR department attended an offsite exposure visit by Mr.Member ICI & GICEA, Chairman ICI (Ahmedabad Centre) & Vikas Amte* and Mr. Prakash Amte* at Warora in ChandrapurMember of ACI and has vast experience working on various District in Mahrashtra. It included a visit to Anandwan, aspecial concretes like HVFAC (PQC), SCC, HPC, etc. This community rehabilitation centre started by Baba Amte, forlecture discussed the importance of the quality and leprosy patients and the disabled from downtrodden sections ofperformance of concrete for various structures – commer- society. They were explained their projects, discussion were hadcial, residential, industrial, power plants, dams, etc. It also on the various challenges that they face and how they deal withfocused on the notable advances made in concrete them. Mr. Vikas Amte talked about how they build communitytechnology in the last fty years. leadership for tribal communities and how they address and deal with medical and social stigma related to leprosy. Mr. PrakashBasic Email Communication training was given by the HR Amte explained his social service organization, how theydepartment in Mumbai of ce. Participants were taught how manage it and the ways they rehabilitate the people affected byto write clear, precise and brief emails while ensuring Leprosy. They displayed various cards, cloth and other articlesprofessionalism and effectiveness. made by the people affected by leprosy. These articles are sold and provide a livelihood to these people.Basic excel training was conducted at the Mumbai of ce.Participants were taught how to create a worksheet, enter *Vikas Amte and Prakash Amte are the sons of social worker andand format data, calculate totals, etc. Magsaysay award winner, Baba Amte.

Exhibitions & ConferencesThe Economic Ace Tech 2015 was attended our Procurement as well asour Contracts & Planning team. Acetech is a leading trade fair in Asia forarchitecture, construction, building materials, engineering, innovation,interior and design. Exhibitors from around the world showcase theirpotential by providing detailed demonstrations of latest products andservices within industry segmented pavilions. The allied events andconferences held during the event aim to bring the industry leaders andgovernment bodies together to network, exchange ideas and invest in aprogressive nation-building activity. It serves as an enabler that creates aknowledge-sharing platform and a global market.WebinarsThe IT team of our Mumbai of ce attended a webinar called Rethink Enterprise Mobile –Beyond Mobile First. This webinar focused on meeting business goals by providing acomprehensive platform to develop, integrate, secure, manage, analyze and deploy mobilesolutions.A webinar on Leveraging Guest Feedback to Increase Guest Satisfaction & Revenue wasscreened for the Asset Management team. This webinar was hosted by Fáilte Ireland and itcovered topics like how to respond to guest feedback in a way positive manner, how toimprove reputation and drives higher room demand. Key differences in responding to reviews,surveys and in-person feedback, how to decide which feedback to respond to, time savingtools, resources, examples and best practices in the hotel industry.Webinar on ‘Green Paints’ For enhanced Indoor Environment Quality and Human Health wasconducted by CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre. The objective was to createawareness amongst the end users such as developers, builders, architects, consultants,construction engineers etc about the Green building materials, products and technologies. Itfocussed on Indoor Environment Quality, Green Building requirements & Compliance options,Paints for reducing Heat gain, etc.DuPont organized a webinar on Driving Solar Project Performance and Higher FinancialReturn. It addressed key topics like Criteria used by banks and consulting rms during project nancing, learnings for project developers and engineering, procurement and construction(EPC) companies, bankability of solar panels, common pitfalls and experiences with fundingprojects in IndiaEffective Financial Management - Understanding Budgeting and Financial Decision makingwas a webinar conducted by CII and was attended by our Accounts and Contracts & Planningteams. Its objective was to understand the budgeting process, objectives of budgeting,preparation of budgets, types of budgets, budgetary control and variance analysis. It alsofocused on the ‘Time Value’ of money and different approaches to arrive at nancial decisions.Insulation for Green Building was a webinar conducted by CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green BusinessCentre. This webinar focussed on GreenPro – Green Product Market transformation, BuildingInsulation Solutions, Fibre Glass Insulation, Green Insulation products.Our HR department attended a webinar on Shifting Paradigm In Performance Managementorganized Mettl and conducted by Vishalli Dongrie (Sr. Director - HCC, Deloitte). It addressedhow to revamp performance management processes while taking the organization's cultureinto account and how to formulate a data driven approach towards performancemanagement.A webinar on Driving Contemporary and Alternative Learning in Organizations by SuvroRaychaudhuri, HR of United Breweries. This was attended by the HR department and theobjective of which was to understand how organizations build a learning workforce, theshortcomings of learning initiatives within organizations, “understand” learning patterns acrossdemographics and develop a training style which has enables a learning environment for theworkforce.A webinar on Green Technologies which was conducted by CII for the members of IndianGreen Building Council (IGBC). This was attended by our contracts team, the objective ofwhich was to create awareness on various Green Technologies among the users.

Health& Wellness Yoga Class: Mumbai Of ce celebrated International Day of Yoga in June. We invited Ms. Vinutha from The Yoga Institute (theyogainstitute.org) which is the oldest organized yoga institute in the world to teach us various Kreyas, Asanas, Pranayamas & relaxation techniques. Emergency First Aid Training was conducted at our Mumbai Of ce by an organization called Emergency First Aid India. It is of utmost importance that everyone knows how to react in cases of medical emergencies like heart attack, stroke, seizures, etc. and injury emergencies like burns, broken bones, etc. This workshop focused on the best rst aid to be given in cases of such emergencies and how to react in a manner that could save a life. Fire & Safety Training in Delhi is conducted every Monday by Col. Kulbir Kataria for all the contractors and workers at Hyatt Andaz Delhi site. The objective of this training is to educate the contractors and workers on site regarding hazards and safety measures, create an attitude and culture of safety consciousness and reduce instances of injuries and accidents to a minimum.

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Vijay Jangid has joined our operations team at theMumbai office as an Accounts Officer. He hascompleted a B.Com from Mumbai University and haspreviously worked at B. Maheshwari & Associates,Charterered Accountants, Plus Entertainment andInsignia Incorporate and Consummate InteractionsPvt. Ltd. & Keshari Interiors. His hobbies includelistening to music and learning new things.Ulka Javadekar has joined us as a Manager with ourlatest venture “The Mommy Collective” started byMrs. Natasha Saraf. She has completed a Bachelorsdegree in Fashion Designing from Pearl Academy,Delhi and has worked as a Design Head (WomensWear) for Narendra Kumar. She also has three yearsexperience running her own design studio. Herhobbies include running, trekking and any kind ofsport. She loves travel and adventure and dreams oftrekking to the Mount Everest base camp andswimming in the Great Barrier Reef.Anoop Yadav has completed a Bachelors degree inScience from Rajasthan University a 3 yearcertificate course in Interior Designing fromInternational Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD)Jaipur. She has recently joined us at Lucknow as a Sr.Executive – Interiors. Her hobbies include readingbooks, listening to music and dancing.Nitin Ranka has joined us as an Accounts Officer atour Mumbai office. He has completed his B.Comfrom Mumbai University and is a qualified CharteredAccountant. Nitin enjoys listening to music andtravelling with family.Jerin James has joined us at Hyatt RegencyAhmedabad as a Finance Executive. He hascompleted a B.Com as well as an M.Com fromGujarat University and is currently pursuing hisChartered Accountancy. Although he is born andbrought up in Gujarat Jerin originally hails fromKerela. His hobbies include reading fiction andplaying cricket.Anirudh Kr. Vishwakarma has joined us at HyattRegency Lucknow as a Project Executive – Interiors.He has completed a B.A. in Economics and has atotal experience of about 6 years working onprojects like The Oberoi Gurgaon, Vivanta by TajGurgaon and Hilton Garden Inn Jaipur. In his sparetime he likes to watch and play cricket or readbooks, his favorite book being Chanakyaniti.

Shruti Joshi has joined us at the Corporate Office asa Secretary to the Group Advisor. She has completed a Bachelors degree in Commerce. She has also done 14 months of CA Articleship at Pratap Thakker &Company Chartered Accountants and has worked as an accountant at Verma Mehta & Associates. Her hobbies include listening to Music and her favourite artists are Arijit Singh and Enrique Iglesias. She is also very good at drawing Mehndi.Sunny Palriwala has completed a B.Com from Dalmia College, Mumbai. He has previously worked at IBM before joining us as an Assistant Manager – Development with our Business Development team in Mumbai. He enjoys listening to music and playing sports like Table Tennis, Snooker and Carrom. He is also a national level carom player. Padma Lochan Samal hails from Orissa and has joined us as a Supervisor – Plumbing & Fire Fighting at Hyatt Regency Lucknow. He has completed a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and has about 5 years of experience working for Ista Hotels Ahmedabad and R.V. Akashganga in Chennai. His hobbies include playing cricket and listening to music. A.R. Rahman is his favorite musician. Udit Kr. Bishi has completed a Diploma in Civil Engineering from SCTE&VT, Odisha. He has recently joined us as a Site Engineer at the Hyatt Regency Lucknow site. His hobbies include playing cricket and surfing the internet. Jasveen Sethi Bindra has also joined “The Mommy Collective” as a Design Assistant. She completed a certificate course in Aircraft Engineering before turning to her next love which is fashion designing. She has completed a certificate course in Fashion Designing INIFT and has about 1.5 years ofexperience working in the fashion industry. She loves to dance and does two hours of dancing with Shiamak Davar every Sunday. She also loves reading and is currently reading the Mahabharata.

Feathers in our cap Hyatt Raipur awarded ‘IGBC Gold certification’ Hyatt Raipur awarded ‘IGBC LEED Gold certification’

Hyatt Regency Ahmadabad received Runner up award by Conde Nast Traveller for ‘Favorite New Business Hotel in India’. Taragaon Museum has been recognized for‘Documentation of 50 years of Research & Cultural Heritage Conservation’

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