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AJI NAIR, CEO

AMIT JAMBOTKAR, COO

BIRENDRA KUMAR JAISWAL

General Manager
Materials Management

SUDHIR POOJARI

Deputy General Manager
Accounts & Finance

AJAY THAKUR

Corporate Chef

SANDEEP RANE

Corporate Chef
Bakery & Confectionery

SONALI MULLICK

Deputy General Manager
Operations & Mixologist

AJAY THAKUR

Corporate Chef

SANDEEP RANE

Corporate Chef
Bakery & Confectionery

SONALI MULLICK

Deputy General Manager
Operations & Mixologist

SHARON ROCHE

Deputy General Manager
Marketing

SHABNAM SIDDIQUI

Senior Manager
Human Resources

SONALI MULLICK

Deputy General Manager
Operations & Mixologist

SUNIL PANIGRAHI

General Manager
Outdoor Catering

CHRISTOPHER JAMES

Manager
Sales

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Amit Jambotkar

Chief Operating Officer, Mirah Hospitality

With over 28 years in the hospitality industry, Mr. Amit Jambotkar has built his career at the intersection of creativity and commercial discipline. A hospitality brand creator and operations strategist, he is known for transforming strong ideas into scalable, profitable businesses without losing the soul of the brand.

Amit began his journey with a Diploma in Hotel Management & Catering Technology from Rizvi College of Hotel Management, Mumbai, later strengthening his business understanding through a correspondence course in Sales & Marketing from the University of Cambridge. He started his career in international hospitality environments, gaining early operational experience with global brands such as Jumeirah International and Hyatt Regency. Those formative years shaped his structured, systems-driven approach to hospitality.

Over the next two decades, Amit went on to play leadership roles across some of India’s most influential F&B groups. His tenure at Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality marked a defining chapter, where he helped scale and shape disruptive, culture-forward brands like SOCIAL and AntiSocial across multiple cities. He also led the fine-dining division, overseeing brands such as Smoke House Deli, Salt Water Grill, and The Tasting Room.

At JSM Corporation, he managed flagship brands including Asilo, Hard Rock Cafe, Shiro, and California Pizza Kitchen, leading large, multi-city operations. His experience further spans Mirah Hospitality, Ramee Group of Hotels, Shott Amusement Limited, and entrepreneurial ventures of his own – giving him exposure to formats ranging from luxury dining to entertainment-led destinations.

Amit is particularly known for:

Building category-defining brands from the ground up
Turning businesses from “red to green” through disciplined MIS and cost control
Creating franchise-ready, replicable operating models
Leading pan-India operations with strong team alignment
Balancing brand storytelling with commercial viability

As Chief Operating Officer, he oversees end-to-end operations, P&L performance, scalability, franchise readiness, guest experience, and expansion strategy. His leadership style is grounded and people-first, with a sharp focus on execution. He believes great hospitality lies in consistency, in systems that allow creativity to flourish without compromising margins.

For Amit, scalability comes down to clarity: a strong brand identity, repeatable operations, standardised supply chains, and a clear customer proposition. He advocates a hybrid expansion model, owned outlets to preserve innovation and control, franchises for scale, and strategic partnerships for capital efficiency.

On the industry at large, he sees Indian F&B as high-growth but unforgiving, where differentiation and operational rigour determine survival. He believes young restaurateurs often overinvest in aesthetics and underinvest in systems and unit economics, a mistake he consciously avoids.

Outside the boardroom and restaurant floor, Amit is an avid biker and a music enthusiast; interests that mirror his professional philosophy: freedom within structure.

Across nearly three decades, his constant has remained the same – build brands that guests love, teams believe in, and numbers support.

Aji Nair

CEO ,Mirah Hospitality and Gourmet Solutions Pvt. Ltd.,

Anyone who claims to be a connoisseur of India’s culinary treasures, cannot have escaped Aji Nair’s strides in the F&B domain. For Aji food has always been his first love and it was nothing but his indigenous approach to the domain of hospitality that lent him an edge to keep evolving in an industry where the competition is tough. With rich experience in the field of F&B and hospitality, he can rightly be accredited for the growth of Khandani Rajdhani from a mere 3-unit setup to a 29-unit chain of restaurants it is today. He is the man behind the strong National foothold that Rajdhani has created. Having worked with various established Hotels and F&B verticals in Mumbai, Gujarat and Goa, at Mirah Hospitality, as the CEO he is the guiding force behind the sales, operations and overall growth of the brand – Rajdhani.

Under his astute leadership, Rajdhani won many awards and accolades across print, food festivals, online contest, and websites. With over 10 million delighted guests, the popularity of Rajdhani has been growing by leaps and bounds thereby creating a distinct niche for itself in the industry. Besides weaving the success story of Khandani Rajdhani, Aji is also responsible for scaling up growth of fine-dine restaurants like Bayroute and Hitchki, intertwining all the brands to grow in prevailing markets, as well as penetrate new markets, and be an Indian food brand with a difference. It is only fitting that Aji has added even more layers and flavours to Mirah Hospitality’s legacy.

A Post Graduate in Economics and Diploma Holder in Hotel Management, Aji Nair has keen interest towards training and coaching and is a guest faculty at many Hotel Management Business Institutes. Having won about 50 to 60 national awards like Best vegetarian restaurant, best casual dining restaurant, best thali chain restaurant and best vegetarian thali restaurant, Aji Nair, is one of India’s most heavily awarded entity.

In a cut-throat space that is anyone’s game, Aji Nair’s play is to stay innovative while aggressively mounting the brands domestic footprint and eyeing major high-growth cities to take their path-breaking concepts to. He truly believes the key to shine out in the ever-growing F&B sector is to offer exclusivity, quality service and a one-of-a-kind culinary experience to the patrons. His astute management skills have rightly underlined his growth trajectory as a seasoned industry player.

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