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LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group names Kamal Raza GM, Corporate HR & Development
Our read
By tying talent to the growth pipeline under Kamal Raza, LaLiT Suri is likely to pursue expansion with staffing planned in step with openings.
For operators
Putting Corporate HR and Hotel Development under Kamal Raza suggests LaLiT Suri is tying hiring and training plans directly to its opening schedule, so peers competing for hospitality talent in the same markets should expect tighter pre-opening recruitment.
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New hotel openings or management agreements announced under Raza's development remit
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The report
The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group appointed Kamal Raza, who has more than 25 years of experience, as General Manager, Corporate HR & Development. He will lead the Human Resources function while continuing to head Hotel Development across the Group.
- Kamal Raza's career experience
- more than 25 years
Who and when
From the report. Source details below
| Room revenue growth at LaLiT Great Eastern: | 12 per cent year-on-year |
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| Keys at The LaLiT Great Eastern, Kolkata: | 240 |
Why the change matters
This is a modest organizational signal rather than a financial one: it points to growth-pipeline execution being treated as a talent question, but with no new pipeline figures or targets disclosed it should not move estimates on its own.
What to watch next
- Senior HR or development hires reporting into Raza
- Launch of a group-wide training, academy or talent programme
- Senior departures from the HR or development teams
- Any later separation of the HR and Hotel Development roles