10th April, 2021

Organization Optimization Announcement

Dear Colleagues,

In our continued endeavour to build an optimal organization and grow talent from within, we are pleased to announce the following leadership changes.

North & West :

Mr. Surinder Singh, Area Director - and General Manager – Vivanta New Delhi, Dwarka is being transferred as Area Director - Haryana & Dwarka and General Manager - Taj City Centre Gurugram.

Surinder has been part of the IHCL family for over three decades and has led six of our hotels over the years.

In his new role, he will be primarily responsible for Taj City Centre Gurugram apart from the other hotels in his portfolio including Vivanta New Delhi, Dwarka, Vivanta , NCR and The Gateway Resort Damdama Lake .

Surinder will continue to report to the Executive Vice President Operations – North & West India.

Having joined the organization three years ago, Mr. Dhananjaai Singh, General Manager – Taj Mahal, Lucknow is being transferred as General Manager – Vivanta New Delhi, Dwarka.

In his new role, Dhananjaai will report to the Area Director - Haryana & Dwarka and General Manager – Taj City Centre Gurugram.

Mr. Paramveer Singh, General Manager – The Gateway Resort - Damdama Lake, Gurgaon is being transferred as General Manager – Taj Swarna, Amritsar.

With over 25 years of experience, Paramveer has led Tajview Agra and The Gateway Hotel Nashik previously.

In his new role, Paramveer will report to the Area Director – , Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & J&K and General Manager – Taj Chandigarh, Chandigarh.

Mr. Vinod Pandey, Hotel Manager – Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi is being promoted as General Manager – Taj Mahal, Lucknow.

A food and beverage connoisseur, Vinod has led F&B teams across hotels such as Taj Bengal Kolkata and Taj West End Bengaluru, and has also served as the General Manager of The Gateway Hotel Ambad, Nashik for over four years.

In his new role, Vinod will report to the Area Director - Uttar Pradesh, MP & Uttarakhand and General Manager - Taj Bhopal.

We are pleased to welcome Mr. Mandeep Surie to the IHCL family. Mandeep joins us as General Manager - The Gateway Resort Damdama Lake Gurgaon.

Mandeep has over 27 years of experience under his belt, specifically within the Sales and Marketing realm. As part of his most recent assignment at Radisson Blu, he was responsible for a cluster of hotels in New Delhi.

Mandeep will report to the Area Director - Haryana & Dwarka and General Manager – Taj City Centre Gurugram.

After two successful stints as General Manager, Mr. Nagendra Singh Bhayal, General Manager - Vivanta Sawai Madhopur Lodge is being transferred as General Manager – Taj Hari Mahal, Jodhpur.

In his new role, Nagendra will report to the Area Director – Udaipur & Jodhpur.

Mr. Supreet Singh, Director of Rooms - Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi is being transferred and promoted as General Manager – Taj Theog Resort & Spa, Shimla.

Supreet began his career with us as a Management Trainee and has been an asset to iconic hotels such as Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi and Taj Palace, New Delhi.

In his new role, Supreet will report to the Area Director - Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh & J&K.

Mr. Tejas Bhoite, Lodge Manager - Baghvan, Taj Safaris, Pench National Park joined the organization four years ago and is now being transferred as Hotel Manager – Vivanta Sawai Madhopur Lodge.

Tejas will report to the Area Director - Jaipur & Ajmer.

New Openings:

Mr. Ashirbad Praharaj, General Manager - Taj Kumarakom Resort & Spa, Kerala is being transferred to our upcoming hotel as General Manager – Vivanta Bhubaneswar.

Ashirbad has successfully led two of our hotels in Kerala and worked at various hotels across the country.

Ashirbad will now report to the Vice President - Hotel Openings.

We are pleased to welcome Mr. Sandeep Varan Das who is joining us from Roots Corporation Ltd. at our upcoming hotel as Hotel Manager - Vivanta Sikkim Pakyong.

In Sandeep’s last assignment, he served as City Hotel Manager – Ginger Vastrapur, Ginger Satellite, Ginger SG Road and Ginger Sanand. He has also worked at other esteemed organizations such as Hilton and Deloitte previously.

Sandeep will report to the Vice President - Hotel Openings.

South India, International & Expressions:

Mr. Lalith Viswakumar, General Manager – Taj Green Cove Resort & Spa, Kovalam is being re-designated as Cluster General Manager – South Kerala and General Manager - Taj Green Cove Resort & Spa, Kovalam.

In addition to his current portfolio, Lalith will now also be responsible for Gateway Varkala – IHCL SeleQtions and Vivanta Thiruvananthapuram.

He will continue to report to the Senior Vice President – Operations, South.

Mr. Saneej Pottakkad, General Manager - Gateway, Chikmaglur - IHCL SeleQtions is being transferred as General Manager – Taj Kumarakom Resort & Spa, Kerala.

Saneej has worked at various hotels across the South region such as Taj Malabar Resort & Spa, Cochin, Taj Connemara, Chennai and more previously.

In his new role, Saneej will report to the Senior Vice President – Operations, South.

We wish our colleagues all the very best as they take on new and augmented roles.

Warm Regards,

Gaurav Pokhariyal Senior Vice President & Global Head – Human Resources