Novotel ibis Chennai OMR and Novotel Chennai SIPCOT has appointed Sethumadhavan  Raman as the Director of Talent & Culture. As an Armed Forces Veteran, Sethu  served The Indian Navy for fifteen years & comes with an extensive background  in the hotel industry. 

Having worked with HTC Global Services and Hyatt Hotels prior to joining  AccorHotels, he began his career with Accor Hotels as part of the pre-opening team  for Ibis Chennai City Centre and Novotel Chennai Chamiers Road. Furthermore, he  managed Cluster Talent & Culture functions for both the hotels Novotel & ibis  Chennai SIPCOT. In his recent role, he served as Director of Talent & Culture at  ibis New Delhi Aerocity. His contribution to Corporate Social Responsibility was  recognized by Accor Hotels in 2017 awarding him the CSR Person of the Year in  India. 

Sethu lives by the “People First” philosophy and strongly believes that every  individual can make a difference to the society and environment regardless of how  small the contribution may be. He is an avid Cultural traveller with a passion for  visiting historically significant places, and a Cricket enthusiast who enjoys  keeping up with the latest happenings in the sport. 

About Novotel & ibis Chennai OMR 

Chennai’s first combo hotel strategically located on the city’s Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR)  popularly known as the IT Expressway. The two hotels with a combined 342 rooms are situated  in the heart of Chennai’s IT corridor and are co-located to form AccorHotels’ first joint  development in the city. The globally renowned upper midscale Novotel and popular  international economy ibis brands from AccorHotels offer travellers a choice across different  price points and compelling value.

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