An alumnus of the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal, Mr. Chadha joined ITC Limited (ITC) in 1992. He was appointed as the Divisional Chief Executive of the erstwhile Hotels Business of ITC in 2021, and prior to that he was the Chief Operating Officer of the business since December 2019.

Apart from a brief hiatus of one and a half years, he has spent his entire career with ITC heading its key hotel properties in New Delhi, Agra, Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. He was also responsible for the Southern region as Area Manager. In 2017, he was elevated to Vice President (South) and later took over as Vice President - Operations of the Hotels Business in April 2019.

Mr. Chadha is presently the Co-Chair of the CII National Committee on Tourism and Hospitality and a Member of the Executive Committee of the Hotel Association of India.

Mr. Chadha has received several recognitions in the hospitality industry including the ‘Excellence in Leadership Award by FICCI-Travel & Tourism Excellence Awards 2026, ‘Distinguished ITC Chairman Alumni Award 2022’ by the Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipal, ‘Best CEO 2022’ by WE Global Employees Choice Award, ‘Hotelier of the Year’ by BBC Food Awards 2018, ‘General Manager of the Year’ by Business World Hotelier in 2016, ‘Hotelier of the Year’ by Vir Sanghvi in Hindustan Times (Brunch) 2014 and ‘Food & Beverage Manager of the Year’ by Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India in 2001.

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