Chairman, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Independent Director
Non-Executive Director
Independent Director
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Chairman, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Ashish Jakhanwala is the Chairman, Managing Director, and Chief Executive Officer of SAMHI. He has been on the Board since December 28, 2010 and brings extensive experience in hotel operations, design, consulting, and investment. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Delhi, a diploma in hotel management from the National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology, and a postgraduate diploma in management from the International Management Institute, New Delhi. He was earlier associated with InterGlobe Hotels and Pannell Kerr Forster Consultants. He received the prestigious Gold Bernache award from Accor in 2009 and co-chaired FICCI’s Tourism Committee in 2018.
Independent Director
Aditya Jain holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi University, and a master’s degree in business administration from Henley Management College, Brunel University. He is the Chairman and Editorial Director of International Market Assessment India Private Limited, an economic and business research company, founded in 1996.
Non-Executive Director
Ajish Abraham Jacob holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, and is a Certified Public Accountant from the State of Delaware, USA. He has held roles at Albazie & Co. (RSM) and Ernst & Young, gaining experience across audit and advisory. Since 2013, he has been with Asiya Capital Investments Company K.S.C.P., where he currently serves as Assistant Vice President – Investments.
Independent Director
Archana Capoor holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Allahabad. She brings extensive experience across tourism and finance. She has held leadership roles at the Tourism Finance Corporation of India as Chairman and Managing Director, served as Member Secretary at the Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development, and worked with Jet Airways as a Finance Consultant.
Independent Director
Krishan Dhawan serves as an Independent Director at our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. His career includes significant roles at Bank of America, where he ultimately served as Managing Director of the Asia Banking Unit; Oracle India Ltd., where he served as Managing Director; and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation, where he was the Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, he is a Director at The Antara Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on maternal and child health. Krishan was also the founding Chair of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Environment, Social, and Governance Task Force from 2020 to 2022.
Non-Executive Director
Manav Thadani holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from New York University. A hospitality industry veteran, he is the Founder and Chairman of Hotelivate and was previously associated with HVS Licensing LLC.
Independent Director
Michael David Holland holds a bachelor’s degree in Building Surveying from Thames Polytechnic and a master’s in Property Development (Project Management) from South Bank University, London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
With extensive experience in Asia’s commercial real estate sector, he has held leadership roles as chief executive officer at Embassy Office Parks and Assetz Property Management. He also established JLL’s India operations, serving as Country Manager and Managing Director from 1998 to 2002.
Executive Vice President & Head of Investments
Gyana Das holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, and a master’s degree in city planning from IIT Kharagpur. He joined SAMHI in 2011 and was previously associated with InterGlobe Hotels Private Limited.
Chief Financial Officer
Rajat Mehra is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi. He also holds a diploma in management from Indira Gandhi National Open University. He joined SAMHI in 2012 and has previously worked with Religare Corporate Services Limited.
Senior Director – Corporate Affairs, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Sanjay Jain is a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce (Hons.) from the University of Delhi. Since joining SAMHI in 2011, he has been instrumental in driving the company’s corporate governance and compliance strategy. Prior to SAMHI, he was associated with Consortium Finance Limited.
General Counsel – Legal
Tanya Chakravarty holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the Army Institute of Law. Before joining SAMHI in 2017, she was associated with Phoenix Legal and Unitech Limited, bringing extensive legal and regulatory expertise to the company.