Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences is pleased to announce the appointment of the new extended leadership team members- Poonam Kumari, Executive Housekeeper and Inder Pal Singh Kohli, Purchase Manager.

With more than a decade of enriching experience in housekeeping with brands like Oberoi, Hyatt, IHG & Accor, Poonam has joined Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences as Executive Housekeeper. She will oversee the complete operations of Housekeeping to ensure the highest level of service, as she is committed to maintain and deliver an exceptional experience for our all guests. She joins from her latest assignment at ibis Gurgaon Golf Course Road as Housekeeping Manager.

With more than 13 years of diverse experience in the business of procurement and managing external partners supporting hotel operations day to day, Inder Pal Singh Kohli has joined Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences as Purchase Manager. Having worked across a diverse portfolio of brands including ITC and Lalit Hotels, he will be solely responsible for developing strategies, overseeing the hotel procurement operations in their daily activities of sourcing supplies, conducting performance evaluation that are timely and constructive and crafting negotiation strategies and closing deals with optimal terms. Inder joins the team from his last assignment at ITC Sonar Kolkata as Senior Executive Finance.

“At Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences, we are driven towards sharing equal opportunities for all. The newest additions to the leadership team are a big step for us towards achieving a sense of balance in our team diversity goals across the hotel. The overall experience and the learnings they will bring with them will benefit the hotel surely in the long run.”

General Manager Arjun Kaggallu

About Novotel

Novotel Hotels, Suites & Resorts offers destination hotels designed as comforting and energizing places where guests can ‘press pause’ and take time to enjoy the moments that really matter. The brand’s wide array of hotels, suites and resorts offer a multitude of services for business and leisure guests alike, including spacious, modular rooms with natural and intuitive design; 24/7 catering with nutritious choices; dedicated meeting spaces; attentive and proactive staff; family zones for the youngest guests; multi-purpose lobbies; and accessible fitness centers. Novotel, which has over 530 locations in more than 60 countries is part of Accor, a world leading hospitality group consisting of more than 5,200 properties and 10,000 food and beverage venues throughout 110 countries.

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