K Mohanchandran

With over 35 years of experience in hospitality, K Mohanchandran’s strength lies in his thorough knowledge of the industry and his people management skills. He embarked on his journey with IHCL/the Taj Group in 1989 as a Management Trainee and has been an integral part of the Taj legacy ever since. He is now the Senior Vice President for the East & North East, overseeing a portfolio of 33 hotels. An alum of the Institute of Hotel Management, Pusa, New Delhi, he has worked across hotel functions and in multiple locations with the Taj Group. An avid reader, his interests include Medieval and Indian History, the books of John Steinbeck, travel and food, and listening to a wide range of music, spanning the classical and contemporary genres with a special place in his collection for West African music. He is actively involved with Udayan, an NGO providing residential schooling for children of people with leprosy in Barrackpore, outside Kolkata, serving on their Governing Body since 2013. He is also on the Board of the Center for Historic Houses, a non-profit that works with Heritage Houses based in New Delhi. He is currently on the Executive Committee of the Federation of Hotels & Restaurants Association of India.