Koustuva Ratan Mukherjee Named Among Hozpitality's Best 30 General Managers in India in 2024
With a strong background in F&B and business-driven initiatives, Mukherjee has demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic prowess.
Koustuva Ratan Mukherjee, AVP - Gujarat Region Pride Plaza Hotel, Ahmedabad, has been honored with a prestigious spot in Hozpitality's esteemed Best 30 General Managers in India power list for 2024.
An alumnus of the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad, Koustuva Ratan Mukherjee completed his three-year Diploma in Hotel Management and Bachelor of Science. His illustrious career includes associations with renowned hospitality brands such as Taj Group, Hyatt International, The Park Hotel, The Ambassador Mumbai, Sun N Sand Mumbai, and The Orchid Mumbai before his current role with Pride Group.
With a strong background in F&B and business-driven initiatives, Mukherjee has demonstrated exceptional leadership and strategic prowess. Over the past two and a half years, he has successfully expanded the Pride Group's portfolio in Gujarat from a single hotel in Ahmedabad to 15 hotels across various cities in Gujarat and a few locations in Rajasthan. This expansion has boosted business growth and created numerous employment opportunities for local youth. Mukherjee is dedicated to generating more jobs, training local youth to be tech-savvy, and integrating them into the hospitality industry.
During the challenging COVID-19 pandemic, when many hotels in Ahmedabad were closed, Mukherjee's innovative thinking kept his hotel at a 72% occupancy rate. By targeting engineering technicians from the Tata Nano project in Sanand, media personnel covering COVID-19 areas, and doctors treating COVID-19 patients, he secured business and safeguarded jobs and investors' interests. Additionally, he initiated CSR activities, offering free meals to laborers and healthcare workers during the lockdown.
Koustuva Ratan Mukherjee is known for his unique personality traits. He inspires vision before setting the course, empowers team members, maintains a balanced focus with flexibility before making decisions, and serves with humility above all else.
Meela Seenarain
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