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Royal Orchid Hotels adds three sales and business development leaders to support South and West India expansion
Royal Orchid Hotels appointed three professionals across business development and sales, including Rahul Zetshi as vice president - sales with over 24 years of experience. Deep Jain covers South business development and Yash Poojari covers West.
Who and when
Figures from ET Hospitality,
| Leadership appointments announced: | three |
|---|---|
| Yash Poojari's industry experience: | close to a decade |
Why the change matters
The named regional BD heads for South and West are the likely first contacts for developers, owners or brands exploring franchise, management or conversion deals with Royal Orchid, and Zetshi's 24 years of experience suggests a push to strengthen commercial reach.
What to watch next
- Announcement of new hotel signings in South or West India within the next few quarters
- Further leadership hires or regional reshuffles at Royal Orchid
- Public statements on pipeline size or target property counts from management
- Exit or reassignment of any of the three new appointees
- Rival chains announcing competing business development hires in the same regions
Likely next moves
Our read of what comes next — analysis, not reported by the source.
- Royal Orchid Hotels is likely to announce new property signings or management agreements in South and West India, with Jain and Poojari's regions the first to show results.
- Expect Royal Orchid to position Rahul Zetshi's sales team toward corporate, MICE and travel-trade accounts to lift occupancy at its existing hotels.
- Regional rivals and mid-market hotel chains may respond with their own business development hires or owner-friendly deal terms in the same markets.
- Property owners and developers in South and West India are likely to be the first to engage with the new business development leads on conversions and franchise or management deals.
- Royal Orchid may add further appointments, such as the North or East, if the South and West structure proves productive.
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