Our Team
Our people and our culture are our greatest assets. We select people with intelligence, integrity, passion and the ambition to make a mark. We are pragmatic and open-minded. That's why we find solutions that others miss.
The Spectra team has worked for clients all over the world and for businesses in all sectors of the hospitality industry, with varying degrees of complexity. You can find out more about some of our key projects that we’ve helped with specific areas of expertise.
Navneet Nagpal
Principal Consultant
navneet.nagpal@spectrahospitality.com
Summary
20+ Years of Hospitality Consulting, Development and Operational Experience,
Strong Entrepreneurial Skills, and Proven Track Record of Success in Turning
Around Under-Performing Properties, Generating Revenue/Profit Gains, and
Upholding Exemplary Service Levels for Premier, Upper Upscale and Luxury Hotels,
Specialties
Conceptual design, development and operations of hospitality assets including hotels, clubs and lifestyle real estate mixed use developments.
Consulting and Development
Thorough understanding of the hotel, resorts, clubs, golf and luxury lifestyle real estate development process, from acquisitions to ground breaking, operations, investment, corporate finance and financial modeling.
Extensive experience of business evaluation and investment assessment throughout
Asia particularly for integrated resort developments, mid segment, upscale and luxury hotels.
Actively involved in the production of detailed business models and projections for clients to support investment requirements for hotel and luxury lifestyle real estate developments.
Management and Operations
Accomplished, results-driven hospitality management professional with repeated success in leading cross-functional, large teams to meet and exceed corporate expectations in guest service, operations, and business development..
Effective relationship builder
Particularly skilled in identifying deficiency areas and formulating strategies that bring about change, improvement, and long-term success.
Strategic Business & Operational Planning
Budget Development & Administration
Client Relationship Building & Retention
Team Building, Mentoring & Leadership
Marketing/Branding/Competitive Positioning
Corporate/Government Account Management
Start -Up/Turnaround/High-Growth Leadership
Email: navneet.nagpal@spectrahospitality.com x
Simon Shepherdson
Principal Consultant, ILC Hongkong
simon.shepherdson@spectrahospitality.com
Graduate Diploma, Leisure and Recreation Practice (UK)
Working in Asia for over 20 years
Experience:
Director of International Leisure Consultants
Formerly Head of Projects and Club Development - CCA International, responsible for all club projects from inception to completion, throughout Asia.
(Golf Clubs, Country Clubs, Health Clubs Business Clubs).
Experienced developer and operator of leisure facilities x
Chitra Babbar
Senior Consultant
chitra.babbar@spectrahospitality.com
A degree in Hotel Management
Work experience with ITC Hotels as a part of Pre opening Management teams. Has an extensive hotel operations background.
Key roles involve:
Development of Project specific proposals and Research documentation.
Feasibility studies including Site analysis, Primary and secondary market research and overviews and Data Collation and Analysis.
Concept development, SWOT Analysis and Market intelligence reports and Positioning plans.
Assistance in project Development, by formulation of Business strategies and providing Strategic reviews through Business plans and Project reports.
Email: chitra.babbar@spectrahospitality.com x
Anuj Bidani
Associate Consultant, Marketing
anuj.bidani@spectrahospitality.com
Anuj is a dynamic sales professional with 10+ years of Industry Experience, a proven track record of success in turning around under-performing properties, Generating Revenue/Profit gains, and Creating new markets for premier 5-Star Hotels, including The Grand New Delhi, The Oberoi New Delhi, Cabana Service Apartments and two new Mega Resort properties of The Las Vegas Sands Corporation, The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel Macao and The Marina Bay Sands Singapore.
His principal strengths lie in excellent sales performance, immediate understanding of customer needs, superior relationship management, outstanding analytical and numerical ability, proficiency in computers, radical thinking ability, spontaneous decision making ability & great interpersonal skills.
Email: anuj.bidani@spectrahospitality.com x
Deepak Khera
Associate Consultant, Technical
deepak.khera@spectrahospitality.com
Deepak Khera has carried out various management portfolios for many hotels throughout the South Asian Region. He has worked in numerous capacities on an interim basis including General Manager for Training and Development, Hotel General Manager, Resident Manager, Regional Human Resource Trainer, Front Office Manager and F&B Trainer. Deepak facilitates Technical Services, Training Programs, Standard Operating Procedures for the clients.
Principal strengths in consultancy: DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS.
Conceptual Development
Design Development,
Development Management,
Pre-Opening Management and Operations.
Overall project set up and management supervision.
Email: deepak.khera@spectrahospitality.com x
Anshul Bhargava
Associate Consultant, Procurement
anshul.bhargava@spectrahospitality.com
A graduate from the Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad.
Anshul heads Procurement for Spectra Hospitality Services. His principal strengths lie in excellent analytical and numerical ability, proficiency in computers, radical thinking ability, spontaneous decision making ability & good interpersonal skills.
Anshul has been the Purchase Manager in Country Inn and Suites by Carlson and has been responsible for opening new hotels. Setting up the Purchase and Stores department, Recruiting and training staff, Liaison with various government departments, Vendor Management etc.
Email: anshul.bhargava@spectrahospitality.com x
George Kumar
Associate Consultant, Technical
george.kumar@spectrahospitality.com
George has a background in Engineering and has 34 years of experience within the Hospitality Industry. He has worked with many well-known hotel chains including the Taj Group of Hotels in Bangalore, Sohar (Oman) and Sanna.
Email: george.kumar@spectrahospitality.com x
Karthik K.
Associate Consultant, Projects
karthik.k@spectrahospitality.com
Karthik has been a Project Manager. His expertise and key role has involved co ordination with
architect and PMC, Planning, Understand the designing concept and executing the drawing
at site, Labour arrangements, Material procurement and meeting the project deadlines on set
timelines.
His experience further includes co-ordination with various contractors like fire fighting, Civil, Exterior
Glassing, Electrical, Plumbing and Tracking work progress, Preparing Weekly Report, Client and
Architect co-ordination, Co-ordination with PMC and Safety measures.
Email: karthik.k@spectrahospitality.com x