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THOMAS ABRAHIMExecutive Vice President, VRO Hospitality

An industry veteran, Thomas is a passionate and driven hotelier with a proven track record of high performance over the last three decades with the country's leading hotel chains. He started with The Oberoi Group in Mumbai in 1992 before going to don multiple hats for top-brands like The Marriott, Taj Luxury Hotels, Leela Kempinski, Movenpick, and the Hyatt Group. His last assignment was with Hyatt Regency Pune from where he joined VRO Hospitality. After finishing his graduation in Commerce, Abraham went on to complete his education in Hotel Management from the world’s premier hotel school - Les Roches, in Switzerland. Returning to India, he started his career with the Oberoi in Mumbai in 1992 and worked in various positions in the Food and Beverage Division to be promoted to Assistant F&B Manager within a short span of five-and-a-half years. Abraham continued in the role before moving to the first Marriott in India, on the shores of Goa as Director of Restaurants and soon promoted as Director of Food & Beverage.

Since then, Abraham has worked at some of the country’s finest F&B operations in a leadership role. To name a few hotels like Hyatt’s first in India, Hyatt Regency Delhi and two of the most iconic Taj Hotels in the country - Taj Mahal Hotel and Palace, Mumbai and Taj Palace, Delhi. During his tenure, these hotels won several accolades, and he was recognised as the country’s best F&B professional by Vir Sanghvi.

He moved to the Leela in Mumbai as Resident Manager and after completing a short stint overseas with the Movenpick, returned to Mumbai to join back the Hyatt as Resident Manager of the Grand Hyatt. Abraham was soon promoted to General Manager of the prestigious Park Hyatt in Goa and moved to The Park Hyatt in Hyderabad and was soon given the additional responsibility of Area Vice President in 2019 to support hotels in South and Central India.

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