Rohan Kichlu

About Rohan Kichlu

Global Hospitality Professional with an analytic and calculative approach to new and emerging projects, developing markets, food services, commercial and institutional food programming, F&B investment, planning, feasibility and market studies. The focus is to be a key team member in whichever department or function I work so that I contribute, improve the departmental efficiency and productivity keeping in sync with the organization’s standards and values. At all times I have always striven to maintain a balance between my various roles as a manager, an operator, a colleague and a learner. I strive to be able to work across a variety of cultures and economic conditions to create sustainable value for the organization and customer excellence in all my work. I strongly believe in the balance of our internal and external factors that contribute to the nature of work or business and a major goal is to maintain a positive relation with colleagues, the management, the suppliers or vendors and customers in the business.A major goal is to constantly strive and to ensure that I exceed expectations and provide enhanced opportunities in my area of work every day. To be able to constantly maintain a high level of excellence and yet keep the revenues as well as costs within the organization’s budget. Bottom line management is my goal in operations on every given day that I go onto the shop floor.It is my belief that on all given days I must set one professional creative task for myself or team task which will benefit the organization financially or create sustainable value. This will create a key differentiator as well as a creative advantage for the business.Each of these goals is closely related to and reflective of the nature of the hospitality industry. My primary goal is to give my best in any position I work in to which I can perform to the best of my ability and enhance the performance of the organization with continuous self-development and learning.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Devyani International Limited

   Mar 2025 — Present

Education

• IHM-Aurangabad (Taj Group of Hotels)

  B.A. (Hons), Hospitality Management

  2003 — 2006

• Welcomgroup Management Institute (WMI)

  Post Graduate, Management Training

  2006 — 2007

• UNIVERISTY OF HUDDERSFIELD (UK)

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (Dean's list), Hospitality Administration/Management

  2003 — 2006

• Johnson & Wales University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA (GPA 3.94 out of 4.0), Hospitality (Marketing)

  2011 — 2012

• The University of Huddersfield

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Hospitality Administration/Management

• Johnson & Wales University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Hospitality Administration/Management

• St.James School, Kolkata

  High School, Commerce and Economics (90% in ISC and 95% in Economics)

  1989 — 2003

Skills

• Hospitality Management
• Resorts
• Hospitality Industry
• Hotel Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Fine Dining
• Event Management
• Micros
• Event Planning
• Valuation and Investment Analysis
• Events and Event Planning
• Hospitality
• Revenue Management
• Food and Beverage Management
• Restaurants
• Special Operations Task Force and Planning
• Hospitality Professional
• Hotel Marketing and Brand Development
• Tourism
• Marketing
• Yield Management and Capacity Maximization
• Pre-Opening
• Budgets
• Food
• Property Management Systems
• Events
• Market Research
• Banquets
• Front Office
• Management
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service
• Restaurant Management
• Project Opening and Valuation
• Leadership
• Sales
• Catering
• Customer Satisfaction
• Advertising and Creative Campaigns for Hotels
• Opera