<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/56851205.cms" /> With an aim to connect hotel and tourism industry, training partners and trained manpower, <keyword id="4116170" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tourism-hospitality-skill-council">Tourism &amp; Hospitality Skill Council</keyword> (<keyword id="592380" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="THSC">THSC</keyword>) has launched a digital skill grid. The digital platform - thsc.skillgrid.in - was unveiled by <keyword id="257024" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arun-Nanda">Arun Nanda</keyword>, Chairman of THSC in the presence of industry and training partners. Tourism &amp; <keyword id="3466864" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="hospitality-skill-council">Hospitality Skill Council</keyword> (THSC) is a sector skill council for Tourism and <keyword id="68179" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hospitality-industry">Hospitality industry</keyword> under the <keyword id="161653" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Skill-Development-Corporation">National Skill Development Corporation</keyword> (<keyword id="6380206" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="NSDC">NSDC</keyword>). 
 
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This pioneering initiative is a strong step towards achieving the objectives of ensuring job opportunities to skilled candidates.Thsc.skillgrid.in currently has over 5000 candidates who have completed or currently undergoing training across Job-roles and states, available for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry to Engage. 
 During the launch, an Industry Meet was organized to connect all stake holders, industry leaders, HR Heads and vocational training partners in the skilling ecosystem. The event was attended by dignitary and officials from <keyword id="6358345" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="CII">CII</keyword>, MSDE, other Sector Skill Councils and NSDC. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, <keyword id="6366667" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Subway">Subway</keyword>, Lemon Tree Hotel Group, Hyatt Hotel, <keyword id="6409110" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sodexo">Sodexo</keyword>, Leela Hotel, Chai Point, Balmer and Lawrie, InnerChef, JLL, Fortune Group, Omaxe, Taj Group.

Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council launched digital platform
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New Delhi, May 15 () Realty firm Mahindra Lifespace Developers on Friday said it has appointed Arvind Subramanian as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from July 1. The board approved the decision in its meeting on Thursday. He will succeed Sangeeta Prasad who resigned on February 7 this year. She had worked with the Mahindra group for over 11 years. Arvind joined the company as Chief Executive Officer of Mahindra Happinest, the affordable housing business, in September 2018. Arun Nanda, Chairman, Mahindra Lifespaces Developers said, the company is poised for strong growth in a rapidly consolidating market. At Happinest, Subramanian has demonstrated his ability to imagine and engineer a new future for the sector, for the company and for our customers. Subramanian has over 23 years of experience, starting his professional career with the Tata Administrative Service, the central management cadre of the Tata Group. He spent close to 15 years with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he was a Partner and Managing Director. Prior to joining the Mahindra Group, Subramanian was Regional CEO at a leading real estate developer. He holds an MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a BTech degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. Established in 1994, Mahindra Lifespace Developers is the real estate and infrastructure development business of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group. MJH ANSANS

Mahindra Lifespace appoints Arvind Subramanian as MD, CEO

New Delhi, Feb 7 () Realty firm Mahindra Lifespaces on Friday announced the resignation of its MD and CEO Sangeeta Prasad. She became the company's managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) in October 2018, following the resignation of Anita Arjundas as MD. Sangeeta joined the Mahindra group in 2008 as chief operating officer of Mahindra World City Developers Ltd and was promoted in 2013 as CEO of the Integrated cities and Industrial clusters business. In a regulatory filing, the company informed that the board has "noted the resignation submitted by Sangeeta Prasad from the position of the managing director and chief executive officer and also as a director of the company which shall take effect from the close of business hours as on June 30, 2020". Prasad has resigned to pursue other interests, it added. The Nomination &amp; Remuneration Committee of the board will immediately initiate the process of finding a successor, the filing said. Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, said: "Her leadership has propelled the cities business and has helped chart the strategic way forward for the residential segment. As a member of the Group Executive Board (GEB) and the co-chair of the Group Diversity Council, Sangeeta has helped drive group-wide initiatives. I wish her the best in her new endeavours." Arun Nanda, chairman, Mahindra Lifespace Developers, said: "...I am certain what she has instituted will take the company towards a successful future. I wish her all the best in the journey that she embarks upon." Prasad said her journey with Mahindra Group had been an extremely fulfilling journey and it enabled her to create a footprint beyond the real estate sector. Established in 1994, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. is the real estate and infrastructure development business of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra group. The company's development footprint spans 25.3 million sq ft of completed, ongoing and forthcoming residential projects across seven Indian cities; and over 5000 acres of ongoing and forthcoming projects under development or management at its integrated developments or industrial clusters across four locations. MJH SHWSHW

Sangeeta Prasad resigns as MD, CEO of Mahindra Lifespaces

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/55436147.cms" />Ousted <keyword id="46894" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Sons">Tata Sons</keyword> Chairman <keyword id="6356895" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cyrus-Mistry">Cyrus Mistry</keyword> responded to each and every charge that was levelled by <keyword id="6355725" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Group">Tata Group</keyword>. 
 
Mistry slammed Tata Group’s claim that the write-downs were not due to legacy issues. In an official statement, Mistry said the legacy issues were largely due to Tata Teleservices. 
 
“Impairments and write-downs due to legacy issues. Piaggio Aero investment especially distressing. Tata advertisement a brazen attempt to mislead public and shareholders,” read the official statement. 
 
Mistry has claimed the group incurred loss of Rs 1,150 crore in Piaggio-Aero deal. 
 Meanwhile, Mistry went a step ahead and raked up the <keyword id="145310" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nira-Radia">Nira Radia</keyword> issue. 
 “Radia was paid about Rs 40 crore per year, Arun Nanda was being paid about Rs 60 crore per year, while <keyword id="6360722" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ratan-tata">Ratan Tata</keyword>'s office got about Rs 30 cr per year. Even, Nagarjuna, Sasol JV investments questionable,” the statement read. 
 
The Radia tapes controversy surfaced after telephonic conversations between Nira Radia, an influence peddler and an acquaintance of the (then) Indian telecom minister A. Raja, and with senior journalists, politicians, and corporate houses, were taped by the Indian Income Tax Department in 2008–09. The tapes led to accusations of misconduct by many of these people. 
 
Radia used to run a public relations firm named Vaishnavi Communications, whose clients included the Tata Teleservices. 
 
Also, Mistry referred to the vision document and said the 2025 Group Strategy Document was tabled in Tata Sons June 2015 board meet. 
 
“Strategy Document was presented again in Dec 2015 and June 2016,” the statement read.

Cyrus Mistry responds to charges made by Tatas; rakes up controversial Nira Radia issue

MUMBAI: WPP-owned J <keyword id="473766" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Walter-Thompson">Walter Thompson</keyword> is likely to win a global advertising contract from the <keyword id="6355725" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Group">Tata Group</keyword>, the first time that the conglomerate will embark on a corporate brand initiative as part of Chairman <keyword id="6356895" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Cyrus-Mistry">Cyrus Mistry</keyword>’s push to make its worldwide presence felt more strongly. 
 
The two sides are yet to sign on the dotted line but a verbal commitment has been extended to the agency, according to well-placed insiders. A formal announcement is likely next week. Sources estimate the size of the business at just under Rs 200 crore. The group hasn’t engaged in any brand activity except during centenary celebrations a few years ago. 
 
During the celebrations, an awardwinning, football-themed film on the group’s values was made by Arun Nanda-led Rediffusion Y&amp;R. “The new management under the leadership of Cyrus Mistry feels the need to position Tata as a force on the global platform,” said a top Tata Sons executive explaining the rationale behind the campaign. 
 Mistry, who took over as chairman of holding company Tata Sons in 2012 from <keyword id="6360722" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="ratan-tata">Ratan Tata</keyword>, will be looking to strengthen the group’s presence in global markets as an increasing share of its business comes from overseas. “More than half of the (group) companies’ revenues are… from the international markets,” said the person cited above. 
 
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“And while people are aware of the individual companies, they don’t know that these companies actually belong to Tata Sons. And thus the company feels that this is the right time to launch a global campaign.” 
 As ET reported in May, pitches kicked off in the first week of April. with five agencies participating — <keyword id="6375201" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="JWT">JWT</keyword>, TBWA, Y&amp;R, McCann World-Group and FCB Ulka. 
 
Of these, the first three made it to the final round of presentations that took place in May. The brief was simple, according to the CEO of one of the agencies that participated: “What should the Tatas do to be globally visible?” 
 The group wants people to look beyond <keyword id="6357585" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Consultancy-Services">Tata Consultancy Services</keyword> and <keyword id="42747" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Tata-Motors">Tata Motors</keyword> unit <keyword id="42034" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jaguar">Jaguar</keyword> <keyword id="44719" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Land-Rover">Land Rover</keyword>, he suggested. "I think the idea is to build salience for the brand Tata so that people see more than just TCS and JLR. It is something that they are trying to fix.” 
 
A JWT executive said winning the deal was more about prestige than anything else. “More than the size of the business it is an extremely prestigious account because no other Indian company has gone global this way,” the person said. He said the pitch was led by Colvyn Harris, CEO of JWT South Asia, and the team had members from the agency’s New York and London offices. Harris declined to comment. 
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A Tata Sons spokesperson said, “We have not appointed any agency so far, and will make an announcement at the appropriate time.” It wasn’t clear whether Tata wants one advertising campaign that will run across markets or if it will have separate country-wise campaigns with one overarching theme and tagline since the positioning of the group’s units vary across geographies. For instance, the group is the largest employer in the manufacturing sector in the UK, which is very different from its positioning in the US or even China. A top executive at another agency that participated in the pitch said, “They don’t have a plan yet. They have also not finalised the media plan as well and therefore don’t know if it will be an above-theline (aimed at a wide audience) or below-the-line campaign (more sharply focused). And therefore they have not yet finalised a media agency.” 
 
However, executives aware of the plans say the media business will be integrated with one of the WPP agencies, a strategy that works well for both JWT and Tata if the two go ahead with the initiative.

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