The Leela Taps Thomas Lind as VP - Operations
Luxury Indian Hotel Group Continues Ambitious Expansion
MUMBAI, India, September 21, 2010 - One of India's most renowned luxury hotel brands, The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts has named Thomas Lind as Vice President - Operations as it continues with an ambitious expansion.
A seasoned hotelier with more than 25 years of international experience, Lind has held senior executive positions with some of the world's leading luxury hotel brands including Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, Hyatt International and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Prior to joining The Leela, he was Chief Operating Officer and Partner of Elysian Hotels & Resorts. Lind spent seven years with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. During that time, he served as the Regional Vice President and General Manager of the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh and General Manager of the Ritz Carlton Hotels in Mexico City and Caracas.
Welcoming the appointment, Rajiv Kaul, President of The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts said, “Thomas is a consummate hotelier and brings to The Leela over two decades of high-end luxury experience, which shall help us to further enhance the inimitable Leela guest experience. We welcome him to our team and I am certain that he shall contribute significantly to our Group's standing as a market leader.”
On joining The Leela, Lind said, “I am thrilled to be joining The Leela. Together with the support of management and the staff, I believe we will be successful in taking The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts to the highest level of international luxury standards and product offering.
The Leela is continuing with its ambitious expansion plans. This fall a new five-star hotel will open in the diplomatic enclave of New Delhi. Last year, The Leela opened two new properties - The Leela Kempinski in Gurgaon, the fast-rising satellite of New Delhi and The Leela Palace Kempinski in Udaipur that iconic Rajasthani city on a lake. The Leela has luxury hotels and resorts in Bangalore, Goa, Kovalam (Kerala) and Mumbai and three additional properties are on the drawing boards for Agra, Hyderabad, and Lake Ashtamudi in Kerala.
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