Role Player 2024
Gautam Anand
~ President ~IIHM International College Of Distinguished Fellows
Gautam Anand attended Delhi’s Modern School (Recipient of The
Modernites Excellence award), and graduated with honours in
history from St. Stephen’s College, with College Colours. Alumni of
WA State University and Cornell University Executive Development
program.
He began his journey with ITC in 1980 as a management trainee.
Instrumental in the commissioning of ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad; a property which he headed as General Manager for five years. Prior to this, Gautam also gathered extensive experience at the Sheraton Hotels in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and San Francisco.
In 2000, he took charge of ITC Maurya, New Delhi, as Vice President and General Manager. He later moved to the Divisional Head Office to head a cross-functional team as Vice President-Operational Support & Quality. Till recently, as Executive Vice President, ITC Hotels, he oversaw quality benchmarking, project completion, and preopening operations with a defined allegiance to quality, he also supervised the Division's Product Committee. A member of the Divisional Management Committee at ITC Hotels, Gautam defined concepts for new hotel projects (Greenfield & Brownfield) and has successfully launched ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru, ITC Grand Chola, Chennai, WelcomHotel Jodhpur, and ITC Grand Bharat, Gurgaon, New Delhi Capital Region.
Overseeing Editor of the F&B magazine WelcomZest (www.welcomzestlounge.in) and established new food & beverage brands like Ottimo, Royal Vega, The India Room, Delhi Pavilion, Fabelle Chocolate boutiques, Yi Jing, Sholla, Begum’s, the Great Market Pavilion, etc.
Author of his own blog, Hindavi, Kitchens of India History (www.kitchensofindianhistory.com), a guiding light in the public-private partnership sector, he has enabled Indian Cuisine and experiences at Los Angeles, New York, Frankfurt, Berlin, and St Petersburg as well as at the World Economic Forum at Davos. He also spearheaded a multi-chain initiative at ‘Make in India’ forums in Hanover, Germany, and Mumbai.
He is co-owner of ‘The Amrita Sher Gill Holme and Visitation Centre’, Western Himalayas.
He is also a Founding Trustee of the Cuisine India Foundation (www.cuisineindiafoundation.com), an initiative that makes forays into quality Indian cuisine research and its dissemination on a global platform.
He continues, to be on the Executive Committee of the Food Food Awards, a Juror with SIAL, BW Hotelier, and a mentor at ProMiller - Business Advisors LLP.
With a fondness for language, he scripts Hindustani poetry under the penname Sharrar.
He was nominated by ‘Asia Food Congress & Awards’ for “Most Influential Food Industry Professional” and “Hospitality Super Star” in 2020.
In recognition of his considerable and valuable contribution to the Hospitality industry, he is elected as the president of the IIHM COLLEGE OF DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS.
He was awarded “The Legend” at the inaugural Gourmet Luxe 2023, in Mumbai. He is also a recipient of the International Hospitality Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to the field.
Gautam is currently co-authoring a book on the Collection of India’s heirloom recipes. Archived quarterly in Uppercrust the prestigious Food and Drink magazine. https://uppercrustindia.com/2019/posts/1138/a-luncheonat-buckingham-palace
He began his journey with ITC in 1980 as a management trainee.
Instrumental in the commissioning of ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad; a property which he headed as General Manager for five years. Prior to this, Gautam also gathered extensive experience at the Sheraton Hotels in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and San Francisco.
In 2000, he took charge of ITC Maurya, New Delhi, as Vice President and General Manager. He later moved to the Divisional Head Office to head a cross-functional team as Vice President-Operational Support & Quality. Till recently, as Executive Vice President, ITC Hotels, he oversaw quality benchmarking, project completion, and preopening operations with a defined allegiance to quality, he also supervised the Division's Product Committee. A member of the Divisional Management Committee at ITC Hotels, Gautam defined concepts for new hotel projects (Greenfield & Brownfield) and has successfully launched ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru, ITC Grand Chola, Chennai, WelcomHotel Jodhpur, and ITC Grand Bharat, Gurgaon, New Delhi Capital Region.
Overseeing Editor of the F&B magazine WelcomZest (www.welcomzestlounge.in) and established new food & beverage brands like Ottimo, Royal Vega, The India Room, Delhi Pavilion, Fabelle Chocolate boutiques, Yi Jing, Sholla, Begum’s, the Great Market Pavilion, etc.
Author of his own blog, Hindavi, Kitchens of India History (www.kitchensofindianhistory.com), a guiding light in the public-private partnership sector, he has enabled Indian Cuisine and experiences at Los Angeles, New York, Frankfurt, Berlin, and St Petersburg as well as at the World Economic Forum at Davos. He also spearheaded a multi-chain initiative at ‘Make in India’ forums in Hanover, Germany, and Mumbai.
He is co-owner of ‘The Amrita Sher Gill Holme and Visitation Centre’, Western Himalayas.
He is also a Founding Trustee of the Cuisine India Foundation (www.cuisineindiafoundation.com), an initiative that makes forays into quality Indian cuisine research and its dissemination on a global platform.
He continues, to be on the Executive Committee of the Food Food Awards, a Juror with SIAL, BW Hotelier, and a mentor at ProMiller - Business Advisors LLP.
With a fondness for language, he scripts Hindustani poetry under the penname Sharrar.
He was nominated by ‘Asia Food Congress & Awards’ for “Most Influential Food Industry Professional” and “Hospitality Super Star” in 2020.
In recognition of his considerable and valuable contribution to the Hospitality industry, he is elected as the president of the IIHM COLLEGE OF DISTINGUISHED FELLOWS.
He was awarded “The Legend” at the inaugural Gourmet Luxe 2023, in Mumbai. He is also a recipient of the International Hospitality Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to the field.
Gautam is currently co-authoring a book on the Collection of India’s heirloom recipes. Archived quarterly in Uppercrust the prestigious Food and Drink magazine. https://uppercrustindia.com/2019/posts/1138/a-luncheonat-buckingham-palace
