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Surup Ray Chaudhuri
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Surup Ray Chaudhuri, comes from the hill town of Shillong in northeast India. Having completed his secondary education in Shillong, he moved to Bangalore to pursue his Bachelors in Law. He started working in-house right after law school, starting with J.P. Morgan and Chase, in 2010. After a brief stint there, he moved to Mindteck India Ltd., a software services company in Bangalore, where he worked for about a year and a half. He was then recruited in Hindustan Unilever Limited in April, 2012. He worked as the Legal Business Partner for the Personal Care Business, along with the Global Legal Business Partner for two brands globally, Lifebuoy and Fair & Lovely. In his role, he was responsible for advising the Marketing division on all legal matters, right from the initiation of a product concept, till its market launch. After two promotions and a five years in the organisation, he decided to move on to another sector, and joined The Indian Hotels Company Limited in June, 2017. He is currently the Associate Vice President – Legal, in which role, his team are responsible for all legal matters in the northern zone of the company. He also partners with the Business Development team on all matters in the northern zone, along with international hotel projects in the Middle Eastern region. In his role, he reports to the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the company.
The Indian Hotels Company Limited
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The Indian Hotels Company Limited (“IHCL”) is Asia’s largest hotel company, having commenced its operations in the year 1903, when it opened its first Hotel – the iconic The Taj Mahal Palace. This company was incorporated by the founder of the Tata Group, Jamsetji Tata. IHCL holds the distinction of being the first company to bring luxury hospitality in India. It boasts of many firsts, including the first licensed bar, the first electric elevator, the first to open the doors of real palaces for guests, and more recently, the first building (The Taj Mahal Palace and Towers) to be protected by a trademark registration in India. Being a part of the iconic Tata Group, it is recognised for its iconic hospitality, and its legendary culture, embodied in its spirit, referred to as ‘Tajness’. Today, IHCL boasts of having hotels across 100+ locations across 4 continents.
India
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May 2020
Vol.13, No. 51, Spring 2020