Vice President Operations with Commercial Estate & Hospitality Professional
Mr.Johar is a Hospitality Professional with 36 years of experience in operating and opening new Hotels across India and a few International Assignments. After completing his 3 years Diploma in Hotel Management in 1987, Oberoi Hotels absorbed him as a Management Trainee and was trained especially in Facilities Planning and Management. Post-tenure at Oberoi Towers & The Oberoi Mumbai, he was involved in the pre-opening setup of The Oberoi Krishna and the entire setting up of Oberoi Flight Services Chennai.
Subsequently, he worked with Le Meridien, Park Royal New Delhi (Project stage as Facilities Head), Leela Goa, and Cidade de Goa before joining Taj during the project stage of Taj Exotica. During his 10-year tenure with the Taj Group, and involved in the opening of Taj Exotica Goa, and Taj Green Cove at Kovalam. Some more hotels, to where he contributed his skill and knowledge are Wyndham Hotels, Accor Group, ITC Fortune, and Sarovar Group, followed by managing the development and opening of Ramada by Wyndham Gandhidham.
Currently, he is heading the development of a Mixed Commercial Facility in Sonipat, an integrated Mall with a 120-room 4-star Hotel, a Food Court, a three-screen multiplex, and retail space of 100,000 square feet.