Vikram Rajan, Brand Director MENA & India

Vikram Rajan

Brand Director MENA & India

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Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
Éducation
Baccalauréat, American Hotel & Motel Association (AHAMA)
Expérience
14 years, 4 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :14 years, 4 Mois

Brand Director MENA & India à Book Me Bob
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis décembre 2022

Market leader in AI Chatbot for hotels. Heading the MENA & India Region. Represeing the company in Trade Fairs and onboarding newer clients in the region.

Founder And CEO à Blackrock Management Solutions
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis juillet 2022

Assisting companies in the F&B and Hotel sector with their startup and restructuring.

Director Of Operations à Emirates Taste Catering Services
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • mars 2021 à juin 2022

Responsible for the Operations & BD for one of the largest Catering Companies.

Director à Royal Catering Services LLC
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • avril 2019 à juillet 2020

Responsible for the day to day operations of the Events & Catering Department and the restaurants
under the brand. Eg Catch, BiteRite etc.
• Did the restructure for the departments under me after analysing the operations. This helped the
business to operate with low bottom line.
• Controlled the inventory management within the department for equipments & consumables.
• Works on a day to day with the team on the ground to enhance the team spirit and achieve greaet
customer satisfaction.
• Reports to the CEO on all aspects of my scope and worked closely on big business decisions. This lead
to closing of few business units which where bleeding & as a result lead to better cash flow for the
company.
• Developed 2 New Concepts along with the CEO and Brand Director and the same is getting fitted out
in the respective locations.
• Worked and implemented new concepts for certain locations to create good revenues.
• Works very closely with CFO & HR Director on all financial aspects.
GOSSIP The Brand:

CEO à Confidential
  • Inde - Bengaluru
  • janvier 2008 à mai 2010

 Reporting to the President & COO.
 Responsible for operations development of 25 hotels in India( 12 Operational and the rest at different stages of
project development)
 From 6 franchise hotels I took the chain to 18 hotels with the support of my dedicated Team.
 Succesfully completed projects within the given timeline & budget by closely working with each property

Food & Beverage Manager à Club Mahindra Kodagu Valley
  • mars 2005 à mars 2006

The largest timeshare company in the country ( India), having great resorts in beautiful locations in and outside the country.
Job Responsibilities included:
 Navigating the F&B Dept of Coorg Resort and managing other functions.
 Recruiting, training of people for the achievement of target and brand management.
 Staff cafeteria operations. Including daily indenting, menu planning, HR, maintenance & standard operating
procedure. (300 staff members + contractors)
 Set standards & procedures for all services provided.
 Set standards for contract services.
 Played a major role in handling the whole facility at the Pre-opening stage. Did a whole process of identifying the
right agency for services like Housekeeping, Securities & Travel Desk.
 Did the entire recruitment for F&B and Front office department. Trained to SOP std’s before the opening of the
property.
 Pivotal in gathering sponsorship for events from vendors.
The Leela, a Kempinski Hotels and Resorts

Assistant Food & Beverage Manager à Kempinski Hotel
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • mars 2003 à novembre 2004
Restaurant Manager à Jamavar Restauran
  • juin 2001 à octobre 2001
Club Manager à Night Club
  • décembre 2000 à juin 2001
Stewarding Manager à Kempinski
  • République démocratique du Congo
  • août 2000 à décembre 2000
Management Trainee
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • juillet 1998 à juillet 2000
Supervisor à The Leela Palace
  • Inde
  • août 1997 à juillet 1998
à Kempinski
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • mai 1997 à août 1997

Éducation

Baccalauréat, American Hotel & Motel Association (AHAMA)
  • à Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Managemen
  • mars 2020

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Baccalauréat, Business Administration
  • à Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Managemen
  • mai 2009

courses: Quality assurance course: ▪

Baccalauréat, Hotel Management
  • à Merit Swiss Asian School of Hotel Managemen
  • janvier 1997

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Specialties & Skills

Franchise Consulting
Operations Leadership
Budget Forecast
BRAND MANAGEMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
RECRUITING
ADVERTISING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CASH FLOW

Langues

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