"He (Vikram) is the eldest. He will take over from me," the senior Oberoi told TOI in a rare interview. "Vikram has been more interested in the operations of the hotels while Arjun is on in the planning side," he said. Arjun, 43, is the son of Biki Oberoi's late elder brother, Tilak Raj (Tikki) Oberoi. Oberoi also has a daughter — Natasha -- who is married and settled in Australia and has no role to play in the group.
The grand old man of Indian hospitality has only one advice to his son: "Attention to detail and people management", the two ingredients that define hospitality.
Recently, the roles of the two cousins — Vikram and Arjun - were clearly defined. Vikram was appointed chief operating officer of EIH (formerly East India Hotels), the company that runs the 30-odd Oberoi properties in India and abroad; his cousin, Arjun was named chief planning officer. Their roles were decided on the basis of their aptitude and interest, Oberoi said. "Now, I will focus more on development of new projects and strategy and won't be that involved in day-to-day," he added.
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The grand old man of Indian hospitality has only one advice to his son: "Attention to detail and people management", the two ingredients that define hospitality.
Recently, the roles of the two cousins — Vikram and Arjun - were clearly defined. Vikram was appointed chief operating officer of EIH (formerly East India Hotels), the company that runs the 30-odd Oberoi properties in India and abroad; his cousin, Arjun was named chief planning officer. Their roles were decided on the basis of their aptitude and interest, Oberoi said. "Now, I will focus more on development of new projects and strategy and won't be that involved in day-to-day," he added.
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