Leadership

Mr. Arun Kumar Nanda

Mr. Arun Kumar Nanda is a Founder Director of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited. Mr. Nanda holds a Degree in Law from the University of Calcutta, is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (FCA) and a fellow member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FCS). Mr. Nanda has also participated in a Senior Executive Programme at the London Business School. He joined the Mahindra Group in 1973 and held several important positions within the Group over the 40 years he was with the company. He was inducted to the Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) in August 1992 and resigned as Executive Director in March 2010 to focus on the social sector and create a favourable ecosystem for senior citizens. He was a non-executive director from April 2010 till August 2014. He is currently the Chairman of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd. and Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. He is also the Chairman of Holiday Club Resorts Oy, Finland, Director of National Skill Development Corporation, Chairman of CII National Committee on Skill Development, Chairman on the Governing Board of Centre for Social and Behaviour Change Communication, Member of the Governing Body of Helpage India and on the Advisory Board of TechnoServe India. He is also Chairman Emeritus of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce. He was Chairman of CII Western Region Council for the year 2010-2011 and Chairman of Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council. He was a Member of the Task Force set up by the B20 on Anti-Corruption which presented the policy paper to President Sarkozy at the G20 Summit held in Cannes in November 2011 and to President Putin in St. Petersburg in June 2013. Mr. Nanda was honoured with an award of “Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur” (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour) by the President of the French Republic, Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008. Mr. Nanda is the recipient of the following awards: • “Real Estate Person of the Year Award from GIREM Leadership Awards in India in 2008. • “ICSI National Award” for Excellence in Corporate Governance for Mahindra & Mahindra as the best governed company in 2008. • “CA Business Achiever Award - Corporate” at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Award 2009 • “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Golden Star Awards 2010 for his outstanding contribution to the Hospitality Industry and the Service Sector. • “Aatithya Ratna Award” by the Business Hotels Network and Horwath HTL in 2014 for his contribution to the success of the Hospitality Industry. • “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the CNBC Awaaz Real Estate Awards in December 2014 for his relentless pursuit of excellence and dynamic leadership that steered the growth of Mahindra Lifespaces. • “Recognition of CAs in Social Service” by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in August 2015 for best work for Senior Citizens. • “IFCA Award of Excellence” by Indian Federation of Culinary Association in September, 2015 for outstanding contribution to the development of culinary profession and promotion of culinary art in India. • “Lifetime Achievement Award” by National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) in September 2016 for exceptional contribution to India’s real estate sector. • “Lifetime Achievement Award” by Hotelier India in December 2018 for the pioneering work and invaluable contribution to the hospitality industry.

Kavinder Singh

Managing Director & CEO

Kavinder Singh is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited (MHRIL). Mr Singh is a Member of the Group Executive Board at the Mahindra Group. He is also the President (Leisure & Hospitality Sector) and Vice-Chairman of Holiday Club Resorts Oy in Finland, (Leading Vacation Ownership Company in Europe). Mr Singh’s aim is to develop MHRIL into a world-class Vacation Ownership Company focused on creating differentiated experiences for Club Mahindra’s members. His 36 years of extensive consumer-business experience in FMCG and hospitality industries include illustrious stints at Asian Paints, ITC Ltd, and Pidilite Industries. During his 17-year career at ITC, Mr Singh led the Biscuits and Confectionery business and played a crucial role in setting up and building the ‘Sunfeast’ biscuits business. After a successful stint as Chief Strategy Officer, he become the first CEO of the Consumer Products Business at Pidilite, Mr Singh is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, and has attended the General Management Program at Wharton School of Business.

Dhanraj Mulki

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Dhanraj Mulki has over 26 years of experience in the areas of Legal, Corporate Governance, Compliance, Licensing and Company Secretarial function. He is currently working with Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited as the General Counsel & Company Secretary since October 2018. In his current role, he is responsible for the Legal, Compliance and Company Secretarial functions of the Company and its subsidiaries. In his prior experience, he has worked with reputed Indian and global corporate groups across industries and sectors, including steel and wires, banking, travel and tourism, hospitality and multiplex. Dhanraj has served in the leadership team of Roots Corporation Limited, (Ginger Hotels), part of the Taj / Tata Group from 2005 to 2015 and has also served as Vice President Legal & Company Secretary of INOX Leisure Ltd from 2015 to 2018. Dhanraj Mulki holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (B.Com) & Law (LLB) from the University of Mumbai and is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has also completed a Diploma in Business Management from the Indian Merchants Chamber, Mumbai.

Priyanka Gidwani

Chief Human Resources Officer

Priyanka Gidwani is a leader with 25 years of cross-industry experience in Hotels, Retail & FMCG. She is currently working with Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited as the Chief Human Resources Officer. As part of her current role, she is responsible for creating an environment where our people can learn, evolve and grow. In her prior experience, she has worked with various Tata entities in the past - Tata Pharma, the Taj Group of Hotels, Croma Retail, Tata Global Beverages and Tata Coffee. She has managed and led diverse portfolios in the areas of Human Resources, Learning & Development, Business Development and Business Excellence. She has also anchored several strategic projects critical to the delivery of business strategy related to Business Excellence, Strategic HR, Change Management, Organization Design & Structure, Organizational Transformation and Talent Management. She has championed several global Initiatives like Innovation, Diversity & Inclusion, Volunteering and Disaster Management. Priyanka is a certified Coach and a Business Excellence assessor with a clear focus on driving execution and business results. She has done her Master’s in Human Resource Development & Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai.

Rohit Malik

Chief - Strategic Initiatives

Rohit has 23+ years of experience in the consumer service business. He currently leads Strategic Initiatives for Mahindra Holidays & Resorts and is responsible for creating new avenues for business and spearheading the transformation projects, including digital transformation. Rohit also looks at M&A opportunities for the business that fit in well with the strategic roadmap. He joined Mahindra Holidays as the Chief Sales Officer in January 2012 and in that role, he steered the company towards product-based selling and developed an effective and efficient sales force. In his prior experience, Rohit has worked with companies such as GE, Alliance Capital, ICICI Prudential and Bharti AXA. He has managed P&L, business development, product development, distribution modelling, sales training, sales automation & channel innovation as well as marketing & digital transformation. He has managed large scale distribution in various roles in his career.

Santhosh Kutty

Chief Operating Officer - Hotels

Santhosh Kutty has been a part of Development & Expansion of Zone By The Park hospitality brand . www.zonebythepark.com Operations Management & Preopening hotels, Developing & Implementing brand standards, setting up teams ,Indian & International Luxury hotel & Luxury Resort assets, Renovation and repositioning two outstanding properties including Accommodations, public spaces, Award winning restaurants Managing diverse customer segments from Heads of states, global leaders, global conferences, to the extremely demanding resort guest working with quality partners such as Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) and achieving Excellence Winning Awards during each of my last four stints, Business Excellence methodology expertise. Managing change and motivating and developing teams

Satyendra K Dwivedi

Chief Technology Officer

Satyendra has 23 years of experience in developing innovative, scalable, high performance, high availability, and secure architectures. He is currently working with Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited as the CTO, CIO and Digital Transformer. As a part of his current role, he is responsible for providing technological and commercial leadership to build highly skilled motivated teams for emerging technologies with a value-focused innovative digital approach. In his prior experience, he has worked in start-ups, developed world-class software products in a global role at Oracle and also worked in a global environment in the IT service delivery organization at Infosys. He is one with hands-on expertise in developing a digital strategy for a coding program. Satyendra is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Bangalore.

Anupam Srivastava

Chief - Member Experience Management

Anupam Srivastava Chief - Member Experience Management Anupam has over 25 years of progressive experience transforming customer experience and driving digital adoption and operational excellence predominantly for large organizations in the telecom sector. He has been instrumental in conceptualizing and implementing end-to-end customer experience journeys across the entire customer lifecycle. Anupam has previously been part of the leadership team with Shyam Spectra where he transformed the customer experience journey making it future oriented and proactive, creating a zero-error digital environment. He also has rich experience of working in leadership roles with brands such as Tata Teleservices, Reliance Jio, Reliance Communications, Spice Communications, Measat Broadcast Network Sdn. Bhd. (Astro) and Price Waterhouse. Anupam has worked extensively on business applications of cutting edge technologies has special interest in Digitisation, Business & Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Anupam loves to work with people from diverse backgrounds and has been a mentor to many leaders helping them bring out the best in them. Anupam has done his B. Tech from IIT Kanpur, MBA from Texas, USA and an executive management program from IIM, Bangalore.

Pratik Mazumder

Chief Marketing Officer

Pratik comes with 25+ years of unparalleled expertise in Marketing, Digital, Business, Media, Entertainment and Communication. He is designated as one of the ‘World’s 100 Most Influential Marketing Leaders’ by the World Marketing Congress. He was a Member on the Advisory Board of Ad:tech India, Director on the Board of Bennett Broadcasting and Distribution Services, Acuate (Cricbuzz) and Times Content Ltd. He is a two-time Cannes Lion winner with remarkable storytelling and creative abilities. He has created India’s largest music streaming brand, Gaana, Pratik has worked in organizations like Times Internet Ltd., Yatra Online Group, Bharti Airtel Ltd , OgilvyOne Worldwide, Enterprise Nexus Direct and Bates Clarion Advertising. His last stint was an entrepreneur as Founder and CEO of Trojan Horse Media.

Julian Ayers

Chief Resort Officer

Julian Ayers, Chief Resort Officer at Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited, joined in May 2022. Previously he was with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts as Regional Vice President looking after North India. British-born, Julian's career has spanned more than thirty years, across the globe, in locations as diverse as India, Oman, the Caribbean, Indonesia, and the UK, and has worked both with large hotel groups (Hyatt, Hilton, and Intercontinental) as well as with boutique hotel groups like Alila Hotels & Resorts, Bespoke Hotels, and Virgin Hotels. Julian's eye for detail and hotel background brings fresh thinking to MHRIL's corporate team, where he oversees Club Mahindra's rapidly expanding portfolio in India and beyond. A graduate of Suffolk College, he honed his skills at Gleneagles in Scotland before crossing the pond to Jamaica. Julian will join us in Mumbai from Delhi with his wife, Suja, founder of Pala Designs, who creates small-batch artisanal clothing. Their two sons Ahan 25, a journalist, studying for his Master's in Columbia University, New York & Ayush, 19 studying Computer Science at Durham, in the UK.

Salil Khare

Chief Projects Officer

Salil Khare is the Chief Projects Officer of Mahindra Holidays and Resorts India Limited. With more than 28 years of experience, Salil has led numerous hospitality projects from design to completion in his earlier stints with various organizations of repute. He strives at creating opportunities to optimize cost and design efficiency in developments. At MHRIL, Mr. Khare is responsible for leading the Project Function including New Developments, Acquisitions and Renovations and works closely with the resort operations team on various sustainability initiatives.