With over 10 years of luxury hospitality sales experience in Gurgaon and Bengaluru and a passionate individual, Chandan Sharma has been appointed Director of Sales at JW Marriott Kolkata.
In this current role, this result-driven professional is in charge of planning and implementing the hotel’s sales strategy, maximizing revenues, exploring new business opportunities, setting the annual budget and putting together strategies amongst other duties. He establishes effective sales strategies in all market sectors to increase hotel earnings, developing sales strategies based on research of consumer buying trends and market conditions and selling luxury experiences to the guests.
Chandan hails from Delhi and pursued his Bachelor of Arts: in Hotel, Motel, And Restaurant Management from RIG Institute of Hospitality & Management, Greater Noida. Bringing on board a wealth of experience in the hospitality and sales domain, Chandan has previously worked with leading luxury brands including The Oberoi Gurgaon, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore, Pullman Gurgaon (now Le Meridien Gurgaon) Marriott Gurgaon & Prrathaa Weddings, Bengaluru (Luxury Wedding Planning company), where he focused on handling Sales and Marketing, operations, revenue management, recruitment and training. He possesses excellent market connections and solid business acumen.
Known for his track record of success in directing sales teams and creating results for the sales division, his peers also regard him as a leader who sets the example and motivates his team to thrive in the face of adversity. He enjoys playing table tennis, cricket and loves to travel.
