Abinash Manghani is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WelcomHeritage since June 2020. In a career spanning three decades, Abinash has traversed his professional
journey wearing several hats primarily in Tourism, Hospitality & Real Estate advisory
Services. His last position was Area Manager & Head Travel Industry Sales for ITC Hotels where he was responsible for the leisure & luxury verticals for ITC Hotels on a national basis and Area Manager for Hotels in North India.
Abinash began his career with ITC after joining the Welcomgroup Maurya Sheraton,
New Delhi when he was selected for the Group's Management Trainee Program in
1990. He was appointed as Sales and Marketing Manager for ITC Hotels in Chennai in
1996 before being posted as Marketing Manager for the Group's flagship property, the
ITC Maurya in 1999.
He joined Colliers Jardine, a real estate MNC Consultancy as General Manager in 2000
and was involved in several landmark transactions and advisory including valuation &
divestment of Hotels along with Jardine Fleming and landmark telecom venture / IT,
retail and commercial projects.
In 2005, he re-joined ITC Hotels as Head - Sales & Marketing and was deputed to
Fortune Hotels overseeing the Mid-market to Upscale Brand, setting up of the national
sales and distribution system and was involved with development wherein the brand
grew from 13 Hotels to 40 from 2005 to 2010.
Abinash holds an MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila and has
received his Diploma in Hotel Management from IHMCTAN, Dadar, Mumbai. He has
also successfully completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) from the Tuck
School of Business, Dartmouth College, Vermont USA.