A special Meet and Greet session was organised on 24 May at ibis Kolkata Rajarhat to introduce their new General Manager “Ms Amita Mishra” to eminent personalities from the city of joy. The evening witnessed an eclectic gathering of representatives from various walks of lifewho dropped by to wish the new GM on her new stint in Kolkata. The evening also witnessed a musical performance by popular singer Abhishek Natta.
The party also had a lot of eminent people like Alexey Idamkin, the Hony Russian CG in Kolkata, popular actors KoneenicaBanerjee, Sean Banerjee Sayantani Guhathakurta, Bengal selector Sambaran Banerjee, Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua, danseuse Sudarshan Chakraborty, folk singer Dipannita Acharya and a group of corporates and business guests.
Amita is the only female General Manager in the hotel industry in Kolkata at the moment. Hailing from Bihar and settled in Gurgaon, Ms Mishra loves to travel and enjoys working in hospitality industry. She’s excited about her new role in the city and looks forward to cultural pursuits which attracted her to Kolkata.
“I feel very proud & honoured to be a part of this contemporary hotel brand and looking forward to grow with the hotel in coming future. ibis is a modern hotel brand that carries an essence of being young, fun, vibrant and open to all. The philosophy of art and culture that ibis believes in, captures the vibe of Kolkata perfectly & has been received very well by the local & international guests alike”, she said.
When asked about how ibis has fared since its opening in Kolkata she says, “ibis Kolkata is blessed with love and affection of the people of city of Joy, we have always been welcomed with open arms. Since the opening in Kolkata, ibis Kolkata Rajarhat was able to achieve many milestones one after the other and the credit goes to all the people who have supported us through the times and remain to be with us in our journey. We became the first hotel in the ibis portfolio to start the trend of Wedding Functions successfully”.
Asmita is highly recognised as a corporate professional.
She was awarded with “Hotelier India Awards ” for “HR Person of the year 2018”. She was also Awarded for Top 100 HR Minds in India by World HRD Congress in 2018 and for “Lowest Attrition” in India 2018 by accor and also for “Linking Generations “in India 2018 by Accor. She has been Cerrtified Accor Academy trainer. She is the first effective human resources professional to move into operations and advance to the position of general manager in a four-year period.