By BW Hotelier

SANJEEV TANDON (photo top) has joined the Hyatt family in India as the Director of Sales and Marketing, Grand Hyatt Mumbai and Area Director ’ Sales and Marketing, West India, Hyatt Hotel Corporation. In his new assignment Tandon will be overseeing the Sales and Marketing function for Grand Hyatt Mumbai as well as assisting the West India hotels ’ comprising seven hotels in Mumbai, Pune and Goa and soon to open Hyatt Place Goa.

A hotel management graduate of IHM Mumbai and an alumni of SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai, with a Master’s degree in Marketing, Tandon hails from Lucknow. With an enriching experience of over two decades with renowned hospitality brands in India, Middle East and recently Thailand, he is very excited to be back home for this exciting assignment with Hyatt. His extensive experience comprises stints at Sheraton, Le Meridien, Taj, Oberoi, Dusit Thani, Jumeirah International and Moevenpick Hotels.

Grand Hyatt Mumbai has appointed Varun Mohan as Front Office Manager (photo right). Mohan will be a part of the Rooms Division team and will be leading the Front Office and Guest Services teams. This new assignment is a homecoming for Mohan as he started his hospitality journey with Grand Hyatt Mumbai as a Corporate Leadership Trainee in 2008. He was subsequently part of the Front Office team at the hotel till 2012, when he moved to Hyatt Regency Chennai, the first foray of Hyatt in South India as the Assistant Front Office Manager. After his schooling in Shimla, Varun completed his higher studies from the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal.