By BW Hotelier

THE 112-ROOM Renaissance Lucknow Hotel has appointed its leadership team led by Rahul Maini, as General Manager of the hotel (see photo left).
Maini, a graduate from IHM, Ahmedabad, brings with him an extensive global hospitality experience, having worked in many cities around the world. His association with Marriott started in 2001 where he was the Food & Beverage executive at the Marriott Executive Apartments and Renaissance in Powai, Mumbai. Following his three year stint at the hotel, Rahul moved to the Taj Group where he worked in the F&B function at various hotels including the iconic Taj Lake Palace Udaipur.
After spending over seven years at the Taj Group, Maini returned to the Marriott group to join the Courtyard by Marriott in Ahmedabad as Director of Operations in 2011. He has recently taken over as the General Manager at the Renaissance Lucknow hotel.
The Renaissance Lucknow hotel as also appointed Praveen Sharma as Director of Sales & Marketing (see photo right). Sharma started his career at a travel company as a Sales Executive. Following this stint, Sharma held various positions in the hospitality and MICE industry, before joining the Marriott group in 2009.
His first role at the Marriott Group was as part of the Global Sales team based in New Delhi. In 2012, Sharma joined the Courtyard by Marriott, Bhopal as Director of Sales before joining the Renaissance Lucknow Hotel in April this year.
Sharma comes with over 16 years of experience and his expertise lies in development, strategic planning, customer relationship engagement, and pre opening with a complete understanding of the hospitality markets like Bhopal, Lucknow and Delhi.