Mr. Virender Razdan, appointed as The General Manager of The Leela Bhartiya City Bengaluru

Mumbai, 29th September 2022: The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts announced the appointment of Virender Razdan as The General Manger, The Leela Bhartiya City Bengaluru. 

With a career spanning over three decades, Virender is a performance oriented senior hospitality professional who has worked at Hyatt Regency Delhi, Hilton New Delhi, Oberoi Hotels Mumbai, The Leela Mumbai, and ITC Hotels in Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru. Over the years he has honed his skills in managing a diverse team of people and build strong relationships that facilitate effective stakeholder management. He has successfully translated strategic goals into operational plans to achieve targeted growth in sales and drive profitability.

Welcoming Mr. Virender in his new role, Mr. Anuraag Bhatnagar, Chief Operating Officer, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, said, “We are very elated to welcome Virender Razdan to his new role at The Leela Bhartiya City Bengaluru. His expertise will help us drive strategic conversations with both our internal and external stakeholders and we are confident that his valuable experience will further strengthen our positioning within a key market like Bengaluru further consolidating the positioning of the newly opened property. It is good to have him back with The Leela family and we cannot wait to achieve newer benchmarks together.”

Proficient in managing complex budgets, Mr. Virender Razdan, has the business acumen to make accurate projections to drive strategic business decisions. With a passion to motivate teams and develop people, he possesses good leadership skills and organizational capabilities and plans to strongly implement them at The Leela Bhartiya City Bengaluru. 

Virender is a science graduate from Kashmir University and has also completed his IHM. During his hospitality career, he has undergone several training and certification courses from institutes of repute like Cornell University and IIM Ahmedabad.

About The Leela Palaces, Hotels, and Resorts

Headquartered in Mumbai, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts is owned by a Brookfield Asset Management-sponsored private real estate fund and operates twelve award-winning properties in major cities and leisure destinations across India. These include the flagship hotel in the capital city of New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Udaipur, Jaipur, Gurugram, East Delhi, Goa, Mumbai, and Gandhinagar. The Leela celebrates each hotel through its unique location, art, culture and cuisine with thoughtful services, celebratory rituals, and immersive experiences. The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts was voted the World’s Best Hotel Brand twice in a row by Travel + Leisure, USA, World’s Best Awards Survey, 2020 and 2021. The brand is well poised to embrace the next phase in its growth trajectory with upcoming projects which include leisure resorts in Kovalam and Ashtamudi. An epitome of true Indian luxury hospitality, The Leela is committed to providing guests with unforgettable stays in settings that capture the essence of India. The brand has a marketing alliance with US-based Preferred Hotels & Resorts and is a member of the Global Hotel Alliance.

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