Appointment | Sanjiv Kapoor is the new Oberoi Group President
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Sanjiv Kapoor will be the new president of the Oberoi Group from June 1, 2021. Kapoor used his Twitter handle late on Thursday night to make the announcement.
“I am delighted to share that I will be joining the Oberoi Group as President effective June 1, 2021. Oberoi is a storied brand and wonderful institution, a true home-grown and world-class Indian success story. I am honored and privileged to be joining them and look forward to working with the Oberoi family from whom I will have a lot to learn. Quality, brand, operational & service excellence, and above all basic human decency are things I am truly passionate about, and those are the essence of the Oberoi DNA and culture,” he said in his post.
Kapoor, who is an aviation industry veteran, worked in SpiceJet as its chief operating officer, before switching over to Vistara as chief strategy and commercial officer. He then left Vistara in 2019 to become a senior advisor at Alton Aviation Consultancy based in New Delhi.
Kapoor is a graduate of Wharton School and Dartmouth College and completed his schooling at La Martiniere For Boys in Kolkata.
The Oberoi Group was founded in 1934 and owns and operates 32 luxury hotels as well as river and backwater cruises. Kapil Chopra was its last President before leaving the company in 2017.
