The latest industry appointments

SACHIN MALHOTRA has been announced as the new hotel manager at the Mercure Lavasa and Lavasa International Convention Centre. Having completed Accor’s India Leadership Development programme, Malhotra brings 14 years’ experience to the role, including spells with Hyatt and Leela hotels.

ABHIJIT GHOSH has become the new resort manager at the Six Senses Ninh Van Bay in Vietnam. The move marks a return to Six Senses for Ghosh, who previously worked for the company in Thailand, Jordan and the Maldives. Most recently he was Hilton’s director of operations in India.

ATUL LALL has been appointed vice president of operations and general manager for The Claridges Hotels & Resorts, based at the group’s corporate office at The Claridges New Delhi. He joins the company from Fairmont Jaipur, where he served as general manager.

VINAY DHAVALA has been announced as the new chief technology officer for TSA Solutions, the Singapore-based company specialising in hospitality industry training. A technology, programme and product leader with 15 years’ experience, Dhavala will now head up the company’s IT division.

DAVID UDELL has been named as Hyatt’s new group president for the Asia Pacific region. Effective 1 July 2014, Udell will be based in Hyatt’s regional office in Hong Kong. He first joined the company in 1982 as a trainee and has since been a GM of the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong and Park Hyatt Tokyo.

ALAIN KALLAS has been named as Jumeirah Group’s new vice president development – design. A Lebanese national, Kallas joined Jumeirah in 2007 and by 2010 he had risen to the position of regional director of development – design for the Middle East, Africa & South Asia region.

SRISHTI KHANNA has been named as the new marketing manager for the Dusit Devarana New Delhi. She comes with more than 10 years’ experience in F&B, sales & marketing and business development, most recently as associate director of business development for The Park Hotels.