Sumit Chopra Email & Phone Number

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Katmandu Nepal, Duabi Uae

Hotels,Project management, Feasibility studies, Project Consulting, Leadership consulting, Asset Management

Dubai - Uae

Multi sector Advisory• Hotels• Restaurants, Catering & F&B• Travel/Leisure & Tourism• Automotive & Mobility solutions.• Business Analytics & Strategy• Customer Service enhancement expertise.• Feasibility & Business planning.• Asset management and ROCE maximization.

Uae

To add value to the organization's net worth by Strategic intervention to the business verticals and establish business planning methodology for the future, keeping in view customer expectations and the dynamics in the economic environment.Car Fare, a recent acquisition into the portfolio will be strategically positioned as a specialist in mobility solutions will partner with those organizations that have requirements in their businesses.

Uae

This is a pan UAE functionality reporting to the CEO and the BOD. The responsibility towards complete balance sheet accountability empowers a wide array of tasks that include negotiate with FIs towards to long and the short term liability required to invest into the business and give returns to the organisation. The ROCE and EBITDA over the past years has been above the benchmarked indices in the UAE business environment.With an asset base of 6000 units and a turnover in excess of US$ 50 mil and 300 employees this is one of the most successful franchises in the UAE.

Uae

A new venture for a local group in UAE. Dollar rent a Car is part of the DTAG in the US and the franchise is owned by the Al Moosa Enterprises in UAE.This was a post set up responsibility in which I was responsible for the initial growth of the company from 200 units to 2200 units in less than 18 months with a retail network of 17 locations in UAE. This was unprecedented growth and applauded by the American principles in their yearly worldwide seminar in Las Vegas in 2005 by a special commemoration of my effort.

Mumbai

Business head for the F&B vertical in Reliance Infocomm - MumbaiThis was a unique role for Reliance's first venture into the consumer retail space. My responsibility was to conceive and then bring from project to steady state operations their first ever F&B business venture with a specialist "Cafe style" operation in the "Reliance Webworld".The brand was called "Java Green" as chosen by the Board at Reliance with a brief to open and operate 255 stores in 2 years. The success could be measured with the success of the parent company's strategy.

New Delhi Area, India

Nirulas was the quintessential home grown "QSR" with an Indian DNA based in the capital - New Delhi. Owned by two brothers who quickly brought up the NIrulas brand and captured the imagination of the society by serving high quality cuisine in a casual environment = The Nirulas chain expanded to 75 outlets and several hotels in the Delhi region. One of the USP's within the company was their "Ice Cream" range which had very large market share in the space.The new venture in a new company was to forward integrate the ice cream range not a Cafe style business with a pan India footprint with a capital influx of US$ 250,000 initially as seed capital.The brand "21's' took off with the first outlet opened in late 2001. With a quick expansion route via a franchise operation - this was taken to 5 outlets within 1 year.

Bangalore/Vizg

Resident manager at ITC Windsor Manor Sheraton in Bangalore. 240 rooms with 7 F&B outlets.ITC's hotels flagship in Bangalore had slipped in market share and the brief was to restore its leadership role in the market space. This was a daunting task considering the proliferation of new products and competition that continued to attract consumers away from this property.In 2000 the hotel had achieved its highest ADR and record occupancy levels with Gross Operating profit margins that were beyond benchmarked levels.led the renovation of the executive floors and two new concept restaurants - The Raj Pavilion & The Dakshin.General Manager at the Grand Bay Sheraton at Visakhapatnam. a 100 room luxury business hotel with 5 speciality outlets.

The Cecil Oberoi - Shimla - India

Opening team of the Oberoi Cecil - Shimla.Asst Manager - F&B New Delhi Lobby Manager Hyderabad.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Cornell University's prestigious Hospitality pos graduate programme is a full time 2 year MBA. They have a parallel course in Paris in one.

Post Graduate In Hospitality., Hospitality Administration/Management

Activities and Societies: All round high performer in Academia and Sports. Highly regarded in creativity Recognised in Leadership ability.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business/Commerce, General

Activities and Societies: Captain of the College Tennis Team - with several University and State level tournaments.

High School, Business/Commerce, General

Activities and Societies: Editor of the ~ School Student Magazine Member of the Tennis Team Active Debater