KRATOS HOSPITALITY - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Principal Consultant
• Senior Advisor

Arun K Agarwal is an industry stalwart and a highly respected professional in the hospitality industry around the world. He worked in senior capacities( Executive Chef, F& B Manager, General Manager and Vice President) with renowned hotels like O'Hare Marriott, Chicago, Khuraise Marriott, Riad, Saudi Arabia, The Oberoi Intercontinental (now The Oberoi), New Delhi, the Oberoi Sheraton (now The Oberoi), Mumbai, Chola Sheraton Chennai, ITC Maurya Sheraton, Delhi, London Hilton, London. Hotel Siddharth Continental (now Vasant continental), New Delhi. He has also spent considerable time in strengthening Training Institutions namely the Oberoi School of Hotel Management (now The Oberoi Centre for Learning and Development) and Welcomgroup Management Institute and has developed more than 2000 successful professional Managers, Chefs and Housekeepers, who are currently working in very senior positions in renowned organizations around the world. He has been closely involved in starting of Novotel Hotels in India while with Oberoi Hotels and opening of large hotels in Mumbai and Kolkata with ITC Hotels and opening of Siddharth Continental, New Delhi. He has expertise in Service Management and Change Management and has been closely associated with Ministry of Tourism and National Council for Hotel Management for over 20 years. At Oberoi Hotels, he was instrumental in bringing about organizational changes along with international consultants, McKinsey & Company He also lectures widely and has personally delivered more than 3500 sessions worldwide. He has authored well known self improvement books. He is known for his easy to use concepts and effective delivery style. After his stint with ITC Hotels as Vice President Learning Institutes, in early 2004, he has started his own consulting firm called "Hibiscus Consult". In his capacity as consultant he gives professional advice to owners to establish new Hotels, Resorts Restaurants and Training Institutions etc, He also takes Facilities Planning projects for hotel Chains. As a trainer he has done Management Development for Park Hotels for two years, Effectiveness Workshops with senior managers, Leela Hotels and provided Effectiveness Training to employees at all Levels of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi, to make them more responsive to patients needs for one year. He was also Chief Mentor, Future Business School, Kolkata, for one year. He is also a Director with Ventures Hospitality Bangalore running Olde Bangalore Resorts and Conventions and Advisor Academic Affairs with Indian School of Hospitality.

Job Titles:

• Chef

Chef Gautam Mehrishi has become a household name with his endeavours on television, he is a true exponent of the fine art of food preparation and has specialized in Indian Culinary arts. Chef Gautam Mehrishi is the celebrity chef judge of the immensely popular cookery reality show called "Kitchen Champion" aired on Colours, Viacom 18's General entertainment channel. The show has Ronit Roy as the host and famous Bollywood and Tollywood personalities competing on their culinary skills mentored and judged by Chef Gautam Mehrishi is a true professional and brings his talent and expertise as a Principal consultant & Culinary Expert.

Job Titles:

• Consultant - Engineering Services

Job Titles:

• Principal Consultant
• Senior Advisor

Rajesh Madan is a highly passionate professional in the hospitality industry for almost forty years. He has worked with international hotel groups and independent hospitality project owners in United States of America, Africa, Bahrain, Oman, United Arab Emirates and India. He has opened, operated and conceptualized successful hotels, theme restaurants, clubs and bars in different countries.

Job Titles:

• Culinary Consultant

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Principal Consultant

With over 40 years of expertise in the hospitality industry, Subroto has been a pivotal figure in several of the world's most prestigious hotel brands. His illustrious career began with renowned names such as The Oberoi Group and Hyatt Regency, both in India and internationally. Subroto's global journey led him to Oman, where he joined the Al Bustan Palace Intercontinental (now The Ritz-Carlton, Muscat), one of the world's finest hotels. In an entrepreneurial role, he co-founded and managed a chain of high-end specialty restaurants and luxury boat cruises in Oman in partnership with a member of the country's ruling family, a venture that thrived for over a decade. Returning to India, Subroto took on senior management positions with esteemed projects in the hospitality sector. He held General Manager roles with Starwood Hotels & Resorts (now Marriott Hotels) and Movenpick Hotels & Resorts (part of Accor Group), contributing significantly to their operational excellence and market positioning. Till recently Executive Director of Grand Sylhet Hotel &Resort, (www.grandsylhet.com) in Bangladesh, Subroto led the property to win the South Asia Best New Hotel Award by SATA, positioning it among the top-rated hotels in the region. He was also instrumental in launching the Grand Sylhet Hospitality & Technical Training Institute, fostering talent for the hospitality industry.

Job Titles:

• Advisor
• Principal Consultant

Sumit Kant is an award-winning passionate hotelier having 24 years of experience as General Manager / VP / COO in reputed Indian & International brands. An alumnus of Institute of Hotel Management, Hyderabad and a graduate in science, he started his career with Taj Group of Hotels. After 8 years of extensive exposure in Food & Beverage as departmental head, he joined the finest hotel of central India- Jehan Numa Palace Hotel, Bhopal as General Manager where he was actively involved in expansion plans of the hotel. He has extensive Pre- opening experience including under the brand Choice Hotels International and he had the privilege of launching the First Four Points by Sheraton Of India in Vashi. He later worked as General Manager, Le Royal Meridien, Chennai and Luxury Della Resorts, Lonavala. He was also the Chief Operating Officer, Centre Point Hotels & Resorts where he launched a boutique hotel at Navi Mumbai and the largest Art Cafe Lounge in Navi Mumbai. He was actively involved in launching an Industrial catering at Wardha. He is a Certified Hotel administrator from American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. He was awarded General Manager of The Year by Starwood Hotels & Resorts and has also won the young Achiever's award from AHPWI.

Job Titles:

• Consultant - HR & Talent Acquisition
• Director and Founder of Docens Training

Vilina Sequeira is one of the acclaimed, much in demand Talent Acquisition leaders from the hospitality industry. She is armed with 16 years of recruitment experience, and has spent a whole of 12 years in the field of Hospitality. Her acumen lies in finding the right candidate, for the preferred job at the exact time. This has helped her create a standout niche for herself. A skilled head hunter, she has the fore sense to be able to map out candidates and place them in suitable required job roles. She is a recruiter than one can count on and who follows the much needed ethics of the recruitment industry. She specialises in senior hiring, recruits candidates who make a difference to society and contribute to the upheaval of an organisation. Background Vilina is the Director and Founder of Docens Training and HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd in Bangalore, Karnataka. She was formerly the Senior HR Manager at Sourcebits, an app design and development corporate based out of Bangalore. She handled the entire HR life cycle at this organisation, right from the employee induction program to their exit from the company. She spearheaded the Learning & Development vertical for them and was also instrumental in implementing employee engagement programs. Prior to her stint in the IT field, she was the Head of HR of the prominent 5 Star hotel "The Chancery Pavilion" in Bangalore. She played a vital role in perfecting the statutory compliances of the organization and also played a key role in nurturing internal talent by driving best practises and values across the establishment, in the process enabling employees to showcase their positive potential and talent whilst improving the standards of the hotel. Vilina commenced her career with the hospitality sector with India's iconic talent acquisition establishment, Ma Foi Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (now known as Randstad India). She incubated the Media, Entertainment and Hospitality line of business for the company, in the capacity of her role as a Regional Manager - South and when the time came to move on she exited as the Business Development Manager for India in the same vertical line.